have ass in a sling Idiom, Proverb
mudsling
insult, criticize The Liberal leader lost my vote when he began mudslinging.
Mud-slinging
If someone is mud-slinging, they are insulting someone and trying to damage that person's reputation.
Sling your hook
This is used as a way of telling someone to leave or go away.
gone goose|go|gone|gone gosling|goose|gosling
n.,
slang A person for whom there is no hope.
Herbert's grades have been so low that he is a gone goose for the year. The man was a gone gosling when a policeman caught him breaking the store window.
have one's ass in a sling|ass|have|sling
v. phr.,
slang,
vulgar,
avoidable To be in an uncomfortable predicament; to be in the dog-house; to be at a disadvantage.
Al sure had his ass in a sling when the boss found out about his juggling the account.
sling hash|hash|sling
v.,
slang To serve food, especially in a cheap, small diner, a drive-in, or short-order restaurant.
Jake got a job slinging hash at the new drive-in restaurant. Jody earned money for college by slinging hash in a restaurant during the summer. Compare: SHORT-ORDER COOK.
slinging match|match|slinging
n. phr. A loud, angry quarrel.
The debate deteriorated into a most unseemly slinging match.
ass in a sling, have one's
ass in a sling, have one's Also,
get one's ass in a sling. Be (or get) in trouble, in a painfully awkward position, as in
When the news about the slump in sales gets out he'll have his ass in a sling. Probably originating in the American South, this idiom may refer to so vigorous a kick in the buttocks (for which
ass is a rude synonym) that the injured person requires a sling of the kind used to support a broken arm. [Vulgar slang; c. 1930]
have one's ass in a sling
have one's ass in a sling see
ass in a sling, have one's.
sling
sling In addition to the idioms beginning with
sling, also see
ass in a sling, have one's.
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1. rude slang To acutely abuse or berate one for a wrongdoing. When the bang-up finds out I haven't handed in my account yet, he'll accept my ass in a sling.2. rude slang To be sad, upset, or aghast (possibly due to accepting been punished). A: "Why does Phil accept his ass in a bung today?" B: "I anticipate the bang-up wasn't captivated that he handed in his account late." I achievement you don't accept your ass in a bung because of the things I said to you—I was aloof joking!Learn more: ass, have, slinghave one's ass in a sling
and have got one's ass in a slingSl. to be abject or hurt; to be pouting. (Potentially offensive. Use alone with discretion.) She's got her ass in a bung because she got stood up. So you didn't get a absolute score. Why do you accept your ass in a sling?Learn more: ass, have, slingass in a sling, to have/get one's
To be in abysmal trouble. The ass referred to is not the beastly but the barnyard appellation for buttocks. The announcement apparently originated in the American South in the nineteenth century, and it is anticipation to accredit to a bang in the buttocks so able that the victim requires the affectionate of bung acclimated to abutment an afflicted arm. The adage was accepted by about 1930.Learn more: ass, get, have
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