swing the lead

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swing the lead (British & Australian old-fashioned)

to pretend to be ill so that you do not have to work (usually in continuous tenses) And is she genuinely ill or is she just swinging the lead?

See swing the balance

See also: lead, swing

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The Government is trying to crack down on the benefits cheats who swing the lead. Letter: Arrogant attitude by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Undoubtedly, a minority swing the lead, happy to survive on benefits and earn a bit on the side. VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Ill-conceived by The Mirror (London, England) If you must swing the lead, swing it with some imagination - like the supposedly sick barmaid who, with a large vodka in her hand, I once overheard telling her male, middle-aged boss on the `phone: ``I can't come in, I've got an inflamed ovary and . Paddy Shennan: Charles should try living in the real world by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			swill down swim swim against the tide swim around swim before eyes swim for swim for it swim in swim into swim toward swim with swimming swimming in swimming with swindle out of swing swing around swing at swing both ways swing by swing for swing from swing into swing into high gear swing the balance swing the lead swing to swing with swinging swirl swirl about swirl around swish swish around swish off switch switch around switch back switch from switch gears switch into switch off switch on switch out switch over switch over to switch through switch to switched on swoon over swoop			Swing Modulo Scheduling swing music swing music swing offset Swing On Sight Family swing out Swing Out New Hampshire swing over Swing Phase swing phase of gait swing pipe Swing plow swing round swing saw swing scaffold swing shift swing shift swing shifts swing shifts Swing Sock Bat Weight Swing Space swing stage Swing State Project Swing style Swing style swing the balance swing the lead swing to swing to Swing trading Swing Trading To Maximize Profit Swing Unlimited Big Band Swing vote swing voter Swing wheel swing with Swing, Raymond Gram swing-around trajectory swing-by swing-by Swing-by maneuver swing-bys swing-bys swing-frame grinder swing-hammer crusher Swing-Line Swing-Line Facilities Swing-Line Facility Swing-Line Loan Swing-Line Loans Swing-Lines swing-through gait swing-through gait swing-through gait swing-through gait swing-to gait swing-to gait

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