- Sling hook!
- Sling (your) hook!
British, informal, old-fashioned
an impolite way of telling someone to go away.
When he couldn't pay the rent, she told him to sling his hook.
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Sling hook!
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sling your hook — british informal old fashioned phrase used for telling someone rudely to go away Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to go awaysynonym Main entry: sling * * * sling your hook see ↑sling, 1 • … Useful english dictionary
hook — ► NOUN 1) a piece of curved metal or other material for catching hold of things or hanging things on. 2) a thing designed to catch people s attention. 3) a catchy passage in a song. 4) a curved cutting instrument. 5) a short swinging punch made… … English terms dictionary
Sling your hook! — Sling (your) hook! British, informal, old fashioned an impolite way of telling someone to go away. When he couldn t pay the rent, she told him to sling his hook … New idioms dictionary
sling one's hook Brit. — sling one s hook Brit. informal leave. → hook … English new terms dictionary
sling one's hook — ► sling one s hook Brit. informal leave. Main Entry: ↑hook … English terms dictionary
sling your hook — This is used as a way of telling someone to leave or go away … The small dictionary of idiomes
sling — I. /slɪŋ / (say sling) noun 1. an instrument for hurling stones, etc., by hand, consisting of a strap or piece for holding the missile, with two strings attached, the ends of which are held in the hand (or attached to a staff), the whole being… …
sling — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a strap, belt, etc., used to support or raise a hanging weight, e.g. a rifle, a ship s boat, or goods being transferred. 2 a bandage looped round the neck to support an injured arm. 3 a strap or string used with the hand to give… … Useful english dictionary
hook — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR HANGING THINGS ON a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on: Put your coat on the hook. 2 FOR CATCHING FISH a curved piece of thin metal with a sharp point for catching fish: a fish hook 3 by hook or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sling — I UK [slɪŋ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sling : present tense I/you/we/they sling he/she/it slings present participle slinging past tense slung UK [slʌŋ] / US past participle slung 1) to throw something somewhere with force or in a careless … English dictionary
