sling for
sling for · slings for · slung for · slinging for
To pay for; to spring forTo pay for (something); to spring for (something).
» Sami uses a slang word for cocaine.
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1 senses(UK, colloquial, dated)To pay for (something); to spring for (something).
Examples
4 sentencesSami uses a slang word for cocaine.
Sami used a slang word for cocaine.
"Apples and pears" is rhyming slang for "stairs".
de„Apples and pears“ („Äpfel und Birnen“) steht im Reimslang für „stairs“ („Treppe“). — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm putting my ass in a sling for you.
Forms
slings for, slinging for, slung for, slung for| Base form | sling for · to sling for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slings for |
| Present participle | slinging for |
| Past simple | slung for |
| Past participle | slung for |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- sling upTo set up a hammock.
- sling offTo criticise or mock
- sling outTo speak (some words, or a message); to write out and spread (something).
- sling inTo arrive (somewhere).
- sling overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sling, over.
- sling forTo pay for (something); to spring for (something).
- sling alongTo hang around or loiter.
- sling aboutSynonym of sling along.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb