Fair crack of the whip, give us a break, Floss my old china, you snaffled a lot of my sayings in your post, leaving me on my Pat and up the creek without a paddle. But before I shoot through, down the frog and toad, round the Jack Horner to the rubbity dub, for a monkey's......I will look at a few real oldies of my grandparents time.
Fair crack of the whip, give us a break...........Give me my share/chance/go at.
Old china (plate).......mate, pal, friend, amigo.
snaffled, pinched......stole
On my Pat, (Pat Malone.....on my own
up the creek without a paddle......nowhere to go, also in a sticky situation.
Up sh*t creek, in the sh*t.....in a real nasty and sticky situation.
I shoot through, toddle off down the frog and toad, round the Jack Horner to the rubbity dub, for a monkey's...... translates into.....before I go, walk down the road, round the corner to the pub (hotel/bar), for a glass of beer.
The Bush......in the country
Back of Bourke, back of beyond......way, way out in the county
Beyond the Black stump.......even further out.
The never never.........so far out in the bush, you are almost alone.
The trouble and strife......the wife.
Be the cockatoo.......keep on watch (usually for cops when illegal betting was on)
A mouth like a Murray Cod.....huge fish with huge mouth found in the Murray River....meaning the person was a gossip, blabbermouth.
Flat out like a lizard drinking......drunk,
Give someone the boot..... to get rid of them, kick them out.
Open the boot.....open the trunk of a car.
The bonnet......the car hood, covering the motor.
Bull bar......Heavy grill at the front of the car to stop the car being damaged there.
The first time I used this comment to a "tin tank", eg Yank (American), his face was a scream, as he pictured a bovine drinking alcohol in a hotel bar. Was so relieved when I showed him a bull bar on my car.
Don't come the raw prawn with me......don't treat me as green or stupid.
Get a grip.....control yourself.
Port.....in Queensland is used instead of suitcase, threw me at first.
Dunny, loo.......toilet.
Take a long hike down a short track.......go away and stay away.
As much use as **** on a wooden bull.......pretty darn useless.
Mate.......someone who will stand beside you thru thick and thin.
He/she is a dingo.......they are real low down and untrustworthy.
He couldn't work in an iron lung, with a dose of Castor Oil up his a*se......very lazy.
Must sit down and think properly, BEFORE reading your posts, as tears and laughing do not help concentration.
Thanks Floss, I loved your post.