on a shoogly peg

on a shoogly peg
On a shoogly peg
(Scot) Something, like a person's job, that's on a shoogly peg is insecure.

The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.

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  • Shoogle — to shake or rock from side to side “Don t shoogle the ladder”. A shoogle is a shake or nudge such as “Give me a shoogle if I fall asleep”. The old tram cars were known as shooglies and if someone s “jacket is on a shoogly peg” he is in danger of… …   Scottish slang

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