ASS IN A SLING, HAVE ONE'S Definition & Meaning

ass in a sling, have one's

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Also, get one's ass in a sling . Be (or get) in trouble, in a painfully awkward position, as in When the news about the slump in sales gets out he'll have his ass in a sling . Probably originating in the American South, this idiom may refer to so vigorous a kick in the buttocks (for which ass is a rude synonym) that the injured person requires a sling of the kind used to support a broken arm. [ Vulgar slang ; c. 1930]

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