swing for

swing for something

Fig. [for someone] to die by hanging for committing a crime. The sheriff swore that Tex would swing for the killing. Max said he would not swing for something that Lefty had done.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jalila	-	Arabic
Hilda	['hildə]
Bazyli	bah-ZI-lee	Polish (Rare)
Marius	MER-ee-əs (English), MAR-ee-əs (English), MAH-ree-uws (German)	Ancient Roman, Romanian, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French
Gorica	-	Macedonian
Marjo (2)	MAHR-yo	Dutch