Word up – Swing


  • Swing – a variety of Jazz and a style of dance.
  • To Swing (verb) move back and forth – huśtać się.
  • A swing – a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth – huśtawka.
  • To get in the swing of things – to get used to a routine or situation.
  • In full swing – underway or functioning to full capacity
    E.g. by 10.00 p.m. the party was in full swing..
  • Swingers – people who like to swap partners.
  • It can also be used in idioms:

    – There is not enough room to swing a cat – this describes
    a small, cramped place.
    – Swings and roundabouts – plusses and minuses.