ENGLISH IDIOMS IN COMMON USE IN
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Idiomatic Expression
Basic Translation
G'day mate!Hello
tinnya can of beer
Icypolesfrozen fruit juice
dunnyan outdoor toilet
barbiea barbeque
nippersmall child
Brucea fellow
Sheilaa gal
avagoodweekendHave a good weekend.
hitting the frog and toad get on the road and travel
putting it in the Jack and Jill put the money in the till
in like Flynn-----
mad as a cut snake-----
a sandwich short of a picnic-----
mad as a two bob watch-----
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