Doing a Nellie Melba
Saying goodbye over and over without actually leaving.
"She's been doing a Nellie Melba for an hour."
Hello and goodbye
How to say g'day, and plenty of ways to say you are heading off.
G'day
Hello.
"G'day mate, how ya going?"
Gone faster than a fart in a fan factory
When a crowd of people leave all at once.
"Someone said "clean-up" and they were gone faster than a fart in a fan factory."
Hit the frog and toad
Hit the road. Leave.
"Better hit the frog and toad."
Hooroo
Goodbye. Old-fashioned.
"Hooroo, see you Tuesday."
How ya going?
How are you? A greeting more than a question. The usual reply is "Good, you?"
"How ya going?"
How's ya chooks?
Means 'how are you?', won't hear it much in the cities but still said by old bushies.
"G'day, how's ya chooks?"
Off like a bride's nightie
Leaving quickly.
"I'm off like a bride's nightie."
Off like a bucket of prawns in the noonday sun
A goodbye when you leave. Also used for food that has gone bad.
"Righto, I'm off like a bucket of prawns in the noonday sun."
Off like mum's pants on Father's Day
Leaving right now, in a hurry.
"Yep, I'm off like mum's pants on Father's Day."
On ya bike
Go away, get lost.
"On ya bike."
Shoot through
Leave, often abruptly.
"Shot through before the bill came."
Shoot through like a Bondi tram
Leave quickly.
"Shot through like a Bondi tram when the bill came."
What's the John Dory?
What's the story? What's happening, or what's the news?
"What's the John Dory with the barbie Saturday?"