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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 | + | ("''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]]'''") |
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Revision as of 05:05, February 1, 2015
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. , ("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")