Swing The Lead. To shirk to malinger. Another way to say Swing The Lead.

These may lead to lead. To avoid work especially by pretending to. Swing the lead crossword clue.
As retrieving the lead weight was hard work a lazy sailor would swing the lead as if he were about to release it.
We think MALINGER is the possible answer on this clue. What does swing-the-lead mean. Another way to say Swing The Lead. Im a little stuck.