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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

put (one's) ass in a sling

rude slang To acutely abuse or berate one for a wrongdoing. Mrs. Davis absolutely put my ass in a sling. Could you apprehend the babble all the way down the hall?Learn more: ass, put, sling

put someone's (or accept your) ass in a sling

acreage addition (or be) in trouble. North American barnyard slangLearn more: ass, put, sling

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