英语词汇“swing the lead”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

swing the lead

British informal Shirk one’s duty; malinger.It's not so much that people are swinging the lead, but that the benefits culture of dependency creates a depression which is hard to get out of....

Employers criticise us for writing lines for employees who they claim are swinging the lead.
As I'm covering classes this year frankly no-one is going to care whether I'm there or not, it's just the idea that they might think I'm swinging the lead that worries me.

With nautical allusion to the lump of lead suspended by a string, slowly lowered to ascertain the depth of water

See parent entry: swing

单词	swing the lead
释义	swing the lead British informal Shirk one’s duty; malinger.It's not so much that people are swinging the lead, but that the benefits culture of dependency creates a depression which is hard to get out of.... Employers criticise us for writing lines for employees who they claim are swinging the lead. As I'm covering classes this year frankly no-one is going to care whether I'm there or not, it's just the idea that they might think I'm swinging the lead that worries me. With nautical allusion to the lump of lead suspended by a string, slowly lowered to ascertain the depth of water See parent entry: swing
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