1 to have a negative effect on a situation: --
Overhanging the controversy is the question of how much the administration knew about the arms deal.
2 the part of a rock or roof that sticks out over something below: --
4 (of something at a high level) to stick out farther than something at a lower level and therefore not to have any support from below, or to hang over: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.