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
Zef	ZEF	Dutch
Tyr	TIR	Norse Mythology
Abbott	['æbət]
Esaias	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Adad	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Tobit	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin