English

Verb

sling one's hook

1. (idiomatic, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to bugger off.
   • 2005, Kevin Muir, Run For Freedom:

     Placing his hand on the doorknob he could hear his father's indignant voice: "If he's no job he can damn well sling his hook, he's not living under my roof free gratis, I want him out."