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Carole (CaroleAUST)

Chucking a wobbly. Throwing a tantrum.
Were you born in a tent? If you haven't closed the door.

Dez (xymonau)

She was all over me like a rash. Unwelcome over the top attention, usually hypocritical.
Strong enough to kill a brown dog Most farms had kelpies or cattle dog crosses, often brown,and tough from hard work.
It's a little bobby dazzler Very good - vague reference, I believe, to advertising language.
Hard yakka Hard Work
Nice tucker Nice food

Heinz (heinzdau)

I'll be buttered on both sides What a surprise.
A sandwich short of a picnic. Not quite with it.
Sharp as a tack Very Smart
Put a sock in it. Shut up!

Hillie (Hillie6)

Flat out like a lizard drinking Very busy and got no time for anything else.
As useless as tits on a boar pig Self Explanatory, Don't you think?
Fair dinkum You're the real thing; or - "Really!"
True blue. Another way of saying you're a fair dinkum Aussie
A brick short of a load; A penny short of a pound. Dumb
Silly as a cut snake. Self Explanatory.
Til the cows come home. All day
To get up with the chooks At dawn
As full as a goose egg. Eating to much
Gob-Smacked. Jaw dropping stuff

Maureen (koalablue au)

Apples and pears Stairs
Put that in your pipe and smoke it Get on with it!
Put the mockers on To bring bad luck!
Verbal diarrhea Talks too much rubbish
Put wood in the hole Close the door!
Liverpool kiss Smack in the mouth!
Costs an arm and a leg Too expensive!
All fur coat and no knickers Superficial/no real substance underneath!
Black over Bill's Mothers It's going to rain!
Antwacky Old fashioned!
He's got a face like a robber's dog Ugly person
April Bottom / Buttocks!
How are you diddlin How do you do!
Bit of argy-bargy Quarrelling
E're get that down ya it'll put a back on ya like a 9 penny rabbit Drink it down it'll do you good
As the actress said to the archbishop A statement imbuing sexual innuendo!
Away with the fairies Not all together with it!
Bat on a sticky wicket Putting oneself into a tricky situation!
Bend one's elbow Have an alcoholic drink!
Done up like a kipper Got caught out!

Mel (Mellie2006)

'Got a hand like a foot' Referred to when playing cards and your hand is a 'shocker' (not good)

Sharon (sharon cataldo)

Kangaroos loose in the top paddock Seriously crazy
A bit of a drongo Pretty stupid
A bit of a dag Fairly unfashionable/sloppy
Ya big Sheila A bit of a Wuss/girl - basically someone who is less than brave
Not the sharpest tool in the shed Dumb
Boofhead Someone who is pretty big and stupid
Bodgie / bodge job something that is inferior - been fixed up sloppily
To be off like a bride's nightie/ shot off like a Bondi Tram move really fast
Make a dog's breakfast out of something make a real mess
That will rip the fork out of your nightie That is really unfortunate
Hit the roof get really angry
Spac attack tantrum
Have a bit of a dekko have a bit of a look at something
Fair suck of the sauce bottle aww come on - be fair!!
Looking pretty flash, really spiffy, very speccy and really schmick! Really impressive, neat, special and perfect

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