Bottled Up
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Down in the dumps - sad, unhappy.
Drongo - idiot.
Drop bear - a dropbear or drop bear is a fictitious Australian marsupial.
Extension Warrant - when the police have held someone for four hours without a charge already, and need to apply to a judge to hold the person for eight hours with good cause.
Fair dinkum - true, genuine.
Favs - favourites.
Fella - man.
Flat out like a lizard drinking - very busy.
Fossick - search, rummage.
Git - an unpleasant person.
Give it a burl - Give something a go. To have a try at something.
Give them the flick - To break up with somebody.
Give you a ring - Call on the telephone.
Good oil - useful information, a good idea, the truth.
Got crook - was ill.
Grouse - a medium to large game bird, colloquially also means "great".
Had a gutful - fed up, had enough.
Had a squizz/take a squizz – to take a look at something.
Have tickets on oneself - to have a high opinion of oneself.
In a Jiff - in a minute, very soon.
Jiff - a brief moment.
Keen - very interested/interesting.
Mad as a cut snake - Furious.
Milk bar - is a suburban local general store or café. Similar terms include tuck shops, delicatessens or "delis", and corner shops or corner stores
Mobile phone - cell phone.
Nipper - child.
Noggin - head.
Old biddy - old woman.
Pav - Pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit.
Constable - is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police.
Pull the wool over someone's eyes - to deceive someone.
Ratbag - trouble maker or someone causing havoc.
Real Crank - a crazy person.
Right as rain - satisfactory, comfortable, well.
Roos - kangaroos.
Sammies - sandwiches.
Senior Sergeant - ranking officer in the Australian police force.
She’ll be right - It will all be okay.
Sheila - a woman.
Shonky - dishonest, unreliable, or illegal, especially in a devious way.
Snit – a fit of irritation. A sulk.
Spiffy - great, excellent.
Spit the Dummy - a sudden display of anger or frustration; to lose one's temper.
Stellar - outstanding.
Stone the Crows - is used to convey shock or surprise similarly to "Oh my God". "Stone the flamin' crows" is a more emphatic form of the expression.
Strewth or S'truth - exclamation, mild oath.
Strike a light - an exclamation of surprise or frustration.
Takeaway food - Take-out or takeout; carry-out; take-away, parcel, refers to prepared meals or other food items that the purchaser intends to eat elsewhere.
The Sarge - nickname for Sergeant.
To string along - to keep someone waiting or in a state of uncertainty.
Too right - definitely.
Two-pot screamer - a person who shows the effects of alcohol after drinking comparatively little.
yewy - U-turn.
Vaca - pronounced vay-kay - vacation, holiday.
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