Swing The Lead. Not lead its a metallic element. The Crossword Solver finds answers to American-style crosswords British-style crosswords general knowledge crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles.
We simply want to stop anyone swinging the. British to pretend to be ill and not do something you should be doing such as going to work. I dont think theres anything wrong with her shes just swinging the lead.
These may lead to lead.
Synonyms for swings the lead include fakes illness feigns illness malingers shams goldbricks shirks skives skulks pretends to be ill and puts it on. Not lead its a metallic element. Intransitive To avoid work especially by pretending to be unwell. It may also be that swing the lead was a corruption of swing a leg which was a term previously used in both the British Army and Navy with the same meaning.