slin 成语

clotheslined (hockey)

lifted by a bodycheck, hanging in the air Orr was clotheslined just as he crossed the line. What a check!

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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- sling hash
- sling mud at

sling hash

sling hash
Serve food in a restaurant, especially a cheap establishment. For example, The only job she could find was slinging hash in the neighborhood diner. This term alludes to the inelegant presentation and nature of the food, in effect, tossing hash before a customer. [Slang; mid-1800s]

sling mud at

sling mud at
Insult or discredit someone, as in The paper became famous for slinging mud at movie stars. This term replaced throw mud at, which dates from the second half of the 1700s.

slink away

slink away
Also, slink off. Depart furtively, as in The shoplifter slipped an item into his coat pocket and slunk away, or After that severe scolding, she slunk off. This term employs slink in the sense of “move stealthily,” a usage dating from the late 1300s.