swing the lead

swing the lead
жарг.
симулировать; лодырничать (отсюда lead-swinger) [этим. мор. бросать лот]

Even from a cursory inspection he felt convinced that Chenkin had no nystagmus. He was well aware, apart from Gadge's hint, that some of these old pitmen "swung the lead on 'stagmus", drawing compensation money to which they were not entitled for years on end. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book II, ch. 4) — Даже беглый осмотр убедил его, что у Ченкина нет никакого нистагма. Он и без Геджа хорошо знал, что некоторые старые шахтеры симулировали эту болезнь и годами получали пособие, на которое не имели права.

‘Pop here is the kind of too-honest cove who wouldn't do a dirty trick or swing the lead if you offered him the whole of Newcastle for it.’ ‘I've swung no lead in my work either,’ Bar snapped. (D. Cusack, ‘Southern Steel’, ch. XXX VI) — - Папаша - человек исключительной честности, он никогда не пойдет на подлость и никогда не будет отлынивать от работы под предлогом болезни. - Я тоже этого никогда не делал, - резко сказал Бар.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • swing the lead — If you swing the lead, you pretend to be ill or do not do your share of the work …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • swing the lead — ► swing the lead Brit. informal shirk one s duty. [ORIGIN: with nautical allusion to using a lead to ascertain the depth of water.] Main Entry: ↑swing …   English terms dictionary

  • swing the lead — phrasal Etymology: fr. the feeling that the task of sounding with the lead is a comparatively light assignment for a sailor Britain : malinger * * * swing the lead (nautical and milit sl) To invent specious excuses to evade duties • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

  • swing the lead Brit. — swing the lead Brit. informal malinger; shirk one s duty. [with naut. allusion to using a lead to ascertain the depth of water.] → swing …   English new terms dictionary

  • swing the lead —    to pretend unfitness to avoid work or duty    The association with the function of the leadsman is unclear:     The majority were swinging the lead and would do anything to protect themselves being marked Al. (F. Richards, 1933 soldiers in the …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • swing the lead — verb To pretend to be unwell so that you do not have to work. John phoned in sick, but I think he is just swinging the lead. He probably wants to watch the tennis final on TV …   Wiktionary

  • swing the lead — British & Australian, old fashioned to pretend to be ill so that you do not have to work. And is she genuinely ill or is she just swinging the lead? (usually in continuous tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

  • swing the lead — Vrb phrs. To waste time, to shirk one s duties. E.g. Come on Mark, stop swinging the lead, there s work to do …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Swing the lead — be idle when there is work to be done …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • swing the lead — Australian Slang be idle when there is work to be done …   English dialects glossary

  • swing the lead —  1. Avoid work.  2. Boast …   A concise dictionary of English slang


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