ass in a sling

vulgar slang A phrase used when one has done something wrong and is now in trouble for it. When the boss finds out I haven't handed in my budget yet, I'll have my ass in a sling. Aw man, Mrs. Davis really put my ass in a sling. Could you hear the yelling all the way down the hall?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CÁNdida	KAHN-dhee-dhah	Spanish
Elisaveta	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Mees	MAY:S	Dutch
Uzziel	ə-ZIE-əl (English), UZ-ee-əl (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Ale (2)	-	Frisian
Fletcher	FLECH-ər	English