Sling yer hook
Posted by James Briggs on June 07, 2007
In Reply to: Sling yer hook posted by ESC on June 07, 2007
: : My father had a hand held HOOK that he used as a stevedore, he said that if he wasn't needed for the day he was told to 'sling yer hook'
: Interesting. And what country was that?
Here's an earlier posting which tells the same story. No backup evidence, just a story.
www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 46 messages 762.html