ass in a sling

== English == === Alternative forms === arse in a sling (chiefly UK) butt in a sling === Noun === ass in a sling (usually uncountable, plural asses in slings or asses in a sling) (Canada, US, informal, vulgar) An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs resulting from one's own ill-considered actions. 1977, Smokey and the Bandit (film), screenplay, 10:21 (retrieved 24 July 2015): I see our asses in a sling if we get caught, that's what I see. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes found in variations having a verb between "ass" and "in a sling", as in: