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- Blood is worth bottling
- If an Australian says to you "Your blood is worth bottling", he/she is complimenting or praising you for doing something or being someone very special.
- Cut down the tall poppies
- If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise people who stand out from the crowd.
- Dog-whistle politics
- When political parties have policies that will appeal to racists while not being overtly racist, they are indulging in dog-whistle politics.
- On the wallaby track
- In Australian English, if you're on the wallaby track, you are unemployed.
- See which way the cat jumps
- If you see which way the cat jumps, you postpone making a decision or acting until you have seen how things are developing.
- She'll be apples
- A very popular old Australian saying meaning everything will be all right, often used when there is some doubt.
- Up a gum tree
- If you're up a gum tree, you're in trouble or a big mess.
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