swing with

swing with (someone or something)

1. To understand, agree with, or support someone or something. OK, I can swing with most of the rules you've laid out, but some of them are just silly. A: "I was thinking we could paint this room green." B: "Yeah, I can swing with that!"
2. To be able to compete or contend with someone or something. Don't worry, I think I'll be able to swing with some dusty old professor in a debate. They may be a small company, but they've proved they can swing with the biggest and best in the industry.
3. slang To engage in sex with someone outside of one's marriage or committed relationship. We've been swinging with couples from all over town for the past 10 years, and it has only ever made our own marriage stronger. He said that he and his wife wanted to swing with me, but I told them I wasn't into that sort of thing.
See also: swing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

swing with someone or something

Sl. to appreciate someone or something. Man, I can really swing with that color. Glorious! I can really swing with John. He and I are real close.
See also: swing
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • from the ridiculous to the sublime
  • hark
  • hark at (someone)
  • silly as a wheel
  • (as) silly as a wheel
  • silly as a goose
  • (as) silly as a goose
  • from the sublime to the ridiculous
  • (someone or something) rules
  • silly in the extreme
References in periodicals archive
FREEDOM: Jamie West on the swing with mum Paula, | |above, and, right, James Greenop JAMES MALONEY
Jamie's family wanted some joy in his life ... so we swung it for him; How a community answered call of desperate parents
(Answer: The swing with a shorter chain would be faster.)
The case of the unbeatable game: this month, learn about pendulums
But then she got a job as a swing with a touring company of Lion King.
The swing shift: Broadway depends on an unsung cadre of dancers who cover the many tracks that make up a hit. Meet the performers who make sure the show goes on
Jones' skill in getting the ball to swing when scuffed up - in contrast to conventional swing with the new ball - has enabled him to claim 13 victims.
CRICKET: Jones so glad to be in the swing; Welshman's reverse stumps Aussies
Swing plane: Natural Golf emphasizes a single-plane swing with the arms on the same plane as the golf club shaft.
GOLF AU NATURAL
You would notice that your lead arm continues through the swing with much greater extension.
The New Lau-Down on Hitting
Indeed, to hit your ball way long, you need to lead your swing with your left side.
Lead with your left side to hit long, high tee shots
As a timing mechanism, it may help the hitter coordinate his swing with the pitcher's movements.
HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS
To swing with your natural rhythm, you need to make sure your backswing is not faster than your downswing.
5 swing tips to create extra power and distance
Developing a fundamentally sound swing with the help of a batting tee
Tee for one