Idiom
sling one's hook
Meaning
To leave, depart, especially if forced to do so.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He told the rude man to sling his hook.”
“The shopkeeper grew tired of the loiterers and told them to sling their hook immediately.”
“After the manager discovered the employee was stealing from the till, he was told to sling his hook without a moment's hesitation.”
Examples
simple
“He told the rude man to sling his hook.”
contextual
“The shopkeeper grew tired of the loiterers and told them to sling their hook immediately.”
complex
“After the manager discovered the employee was stealing from the till, he was told to sling his hook without a moment's hesitation.”
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