Gallows Phrases

Phrases

• At the end of your rope
• Bitch slap (a full swing slap in the face intended to be humiliating)
• Don't give a hang
• Gallows humour
• Get into the swing of it
• Get the hang of it
• Give a dog a bad name and hang him
• Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
• Give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
• Hang a left
• Hang a right
• Hang about
• Hang around with
• Hang back

• Hang by the neck until dead
• Hang fire
• Hang him out to dry
• Hang in there
• Hang loose
• Hang on
• Hang on a minute
• Hang on by your fingertips
• Hang on every word
• Hang on for dear life
• Hang on like grim death
• Hang on to your shirt tails
• Hang out
• Hang out with

• Hang out your shingle
• Hang ten
• Hang time
• Hang tough
• Hang up your boots
• Hang up your hat
• Hang up your sword
• Hang your hat on
• Hang your head
• I'll swing for you
• In full swing
• In the swing
• It don't mean a thing if it ain't got swing
• Jump rope

• Let it all hang out
• Money for old rope
• No room to swing a cat
• Rope in
• Sultan of Swing (Nickname of Wasim Akram - Pakistani cricketer)
• Swing both ways
• Swing by (slang expression meaning drop in for a visit)
• Swing for the fences (A baseball expression meaning try for a substantial gain)
• Swing in the wind
• Swing the lead
• Take a swing at
• Take cuts at someone (A baseball expression meaning taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation)
• The Indian rope trick
• The King of Swing (Nickname of Benny Goodman)