swing it
idiom
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.
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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
And only too glad of having his Auntie Lucy to swing it.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 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
Here's another classic: have your kids take a water hose and swing it around in a low circle, like a helicopter propeller.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 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
The man raises his hands, gripping the gun with his right hand, then appears to swing it over to his left side. Macmaster opens fire.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
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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
And only too glad of having his Auntie Lucy to swing it.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 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
Here's another classic: have your kids take a water hose and swing it around in a low circle, like a helicopter propeller.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 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
The man raises his hands, gripping the gun with his right hand, then appears to swing it over to his left side. Macmaster opens fire.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2022
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“Swing it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20it. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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