Swing The Lead. Your Handwriting Smells Fishy. To avoid work especially by pretending to be ill to shirk to malinger.
My name is Ross. Video shows what swing the lead means. This crossword clue Swing the lead was discovered last seen in the July 10 2020 at the Mirror Quick Crossword.
Intransitive To avoid work especially by pretending to be unwell.
Click here to teach me more about this clue. Your Handwriting Smells Fishy. To swing the lead means to malinger or shirk work and this usage and meaning dates from the early 20th century. What is certain is that swinging the lead wasnt used by sailors themselves in the days of sail.
