carry the stick
carry the stick
To become a vagrant. The "stick" here supports a "bindle," a small cloth sack that is traditionally carried by hobos. If you don't stop racking up so much credit card debt, you'll be carrying the stick sooner than later! I see that guy a lot on the streets. I wonder what his story is, how he came to carry the stick. You haven't saved up any money? If you lose this job, you'll end up carrying the stick!
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carry the stick
tv. to live as a hobo, on the streets. (Streets. From the stick that supports the hobo’s bundle.) I was afraid I’d be carrying the stick if I got laid off.
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References in periodicals archive
"They
carry the stick of Medicare, Medicaid and the Department of Defense, which pays for a whole lot of health care."
Abu Majid said he takes in about SR50 every day from selling his sticks and has to pay SR10 to a person who helps
carry the sticks to and from his home.
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