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sling it in

sling it in verb: to give up on a job; to quit or resign; to abandon an effort.

Verb

sling it in (third-person singular simple present slings it in, present participle slinging it in, simple past and past participle slung it in)

  1. (Australia, dated, slang) To give up on a job; to quit or resign; to abandon an effort.

Forms of sling it in

third-person singular presentslings it in
present participleslinging it in
past participleslung it in
pastslung it in

Questions about sling it in

What does sling it in mean?
Sling it in means to give up on a job; to quit or resign; to abandon an effort.
What part of speech is sling it in?
Sling it in is a verb.
What is the past tense of sling it in?
The past tense of sling it in is slung it in.

Words near sling it in in the dictionary

  1. sling dog
  2. sling dogs
  3. sling for
  4. sling in
  5. sling ink
  6. sling it in
  7. sling load
  8. sling loads
  9. sling off
  10. sling one up
  11. sling one's hook

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