词汇 | Sling hook |
释义 | (redirected from Sling hook)sling (one's) hookTo go away; to vacate some place. He told them to sling their hook after he found out they'd been drinking on the job. sling your hookBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED, INFORMALIf someone tells you to sling your hook, they are telling you to go away. One woman shouted to reporters `Sling your hook if you know what's good for you'. If Ruddock doesn't want to be part of this team then he should sling his hook. Note: The `hook' in this expression may be a ship's anchor, which had to be taken up and tied up with ropes or chains, which were called a sling, before the ship could move on. sling your hookleave; go away. British informalSling your hook appears in a slang dictionary of 1874 , where it is defined as ‘a polite invitation to move on’. 1998 Times I now realise that Sylvia hasn't heard from him since she told him to sling his hook. sling your ˈhook(British English, informal) (often used in orders) go away: That boy’s a real nuisance. I tried telling him to sling his hook but he simply ignored me. |
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