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'''Flat out like a lizard drinking''' is an Australian colloquialism meaning busy – actually, very busy. It is an amalgam of the  Australian metaphor for going “flat out” i.e. fast, working at top pace, with to the vision of a lizard, usually pictured as a goanna, crouching at the edge of a waterhole, having a drink.

'''Flat out like a lizard drinking''' is an Australian colloquialism meaning busy – actually, very busy. It is an amalgam of the  Australian metaphor for going “flat out” i.e. fast, working at top pace, with to the vision of a lizard, usually pictured as a goanna, crouching at the edge of a waterhole, having a drink.

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("''Haven't seen you for a coupla weeks, mate''". "''Yeah, been flat out like a lizard drinking; putting in fence posts.''" ''"Cripes! You must be [['''fit as a mallee bull''']]''")

("''Haven't seen you for a coupla weeks, mate''". "''Yeah, been flat out like a lizard drinking; putting in fence posts.''" ''"Cripes! You must be '''[[fit as a mallee bull]]'''")

[[Category: Idioms]]

[[Category: Idioms]]