(con. 1922) R.E. Burns I Am a Fugitive 69: Sam, I got six years; that’s a long time, and I’m going to try to ‘hang it on the limb’, and I need a little help. [Ibid.] 80: He just hung six years on the limb, and ain’t seen a girl for the last three months.at hang it on the limb (v.) under hang it on, v.1