swing for (English, verb)
expansion: swing for (third-person singular simple present swings for, present participle swinging for, simple past and past participle swung for)
Senses:
glosses: To be punished severely.
tags: excessive
informal
glosses: To be hanged for a crime.
glosses: Swing for someone: To be hanged for murdering someone.
Forms:
form: swings for
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: swinging for
tags: participle
present
form: swung for
tags: participle
past
form: swung for
tags: past