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1 swing the lead
жарг.симулировать; лодырничать ( отсюда lead-swinger) [этим. мор. бросать лот]Even from a cursory inspection he felt convinced that Chenkin had no nystagmus. He was well aware, apart from Gadge's hint, that some of these old pitmen "swung the lead on 'stagmus", drawing compensation money to which they were not entitled for years on end. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book II, ch. 4) — Даже беглый осмотр убедил его, что у Ченкина нет никакого нистагма. Он и без Геджа хорошо знал, что некоторые старые шахтеры симулировали эту болезнь и годами получали пособие, на которое не имели права.
‘Pop here is the kind of too-honest cove who wouldn't do a dirty trick or swing the lead if you offered him the whole of Newcastle for it.’ ‘I've swung no lead in my work either,’ Bar snapped. (D. Cusack, ‘Southern Steel’, ch. XXX VI) — - Папаша - человек исключительной честности, он никогда не пойдет на подлость и никогда не будет отлынивать от работы под предлогом болезни. - Я тоже этого никогда не делал, - резко сказал Бар.
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2 swing the lead
expr BrE slI knew that he was swinging the lead — Я знал, что он увиливает от работы
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