swing it

phrase

informal
: to do or manage something successfully
If he can swing it, he'll visit next month.

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Bring a sledgehammer and swing it, tearing stuff up. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026 By moving more minorities out of a district and into another reliably Republican district, partisan mapmakers are able to reduce the likely Democratic voter share in that district and swing it to be a Republican-leaning district. David Patterson Soule, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2025 Another man raised a guitar over his head and tried to swing it at officers, his arrest affidavit stated. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 June 2025 But the Academy’s younger, more international intake of members could help swing it, as could the prospect of seeing the trio on the red carpet. Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024 Choosing to include countries that are openly antagonistic toward the West, like Iran, could swing it further toward becoming an anti-Western bloc, experts say. Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023

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“Swing it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20it. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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