Sling One's Hook Meaning

(idiomatic, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave.

Example: 2005, Kevin Muir, Run For Freedom:
Placing his hand on the doorknob he could hear his father's indignant voice: "If he's no job he can damn well sling his hook, he's not living under my roof free gratis, I want him out."

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