sling off
sling off · slings off · slung off · slinging off
To criticise or mockTo criticise or mock
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, colloquial, idiomatic)To criticise or mock
Don't you sling off at me anymore!
(Australia, colloquial, dated)To leave or depart.
That's when Keith 'slung off.
Forms
slings off, slinging off, slung off, slung off| Base form | sling off · to sling off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slings off |
| Present participle | slinging off |
| Past simple | slung off |
| Past participle | slung off |
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