Do Australian idioms work in the UK?

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bhaisahab

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The only one that I know is used in BrE is "Stone the crows" I have heard most of the others but, to my knowledge, they are not widely used.
 

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Some of those are very old fashioned. I have no idea if any of them are used in Australia.
 

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None of the listed Australian idioms are common in the US.
 

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They have all been contributed by Australian speakers. Many British idioms will work there, but probably not all.
 
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