swinging the lead

A form of swing the lead — To avoid work, especially by pretending to be ill; to shirk, to malinger.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of swing the lead
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swinging the lead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinging%20the%20lead

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“swinging the lead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinging%20the%20lead. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swinging the lead,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinging%20the%20lead.

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