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arse in a sling

arse in a sling is the alternative form of ass in a sling.

Meaning of ass in a sling

Noun

ass in a sling (usually uncountable, plural asses in slings or asses in a sling)

  1. (Canada, US, informal, usually, vulgar) An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs resulting from one's own ill-considered actions.
    • I see our asses in a sling if we get caught, that's what I see.1977, Smokey and the Bandit (film), screenplay, 10:21 (retrieved 24 July 2015)

Forms of arse in a sling

pluralarses in slings
pluralarses in a sling

Questions about arse in a sling

What is arse in a sling the alternative form of?
Arse in a sling is the alternative form of ass in a sling.

Words near arse in a sling in the dictionary

  1. arse crack
  2. arse cracks
  3. arse end
  4. arse end of nowhere
  5. arse ends
  6. arse in a sling
  7. arse licker
  8. arse lickers
  9. arse lift
  10. arse like a Japanese flag
  11. arse on

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