Earn a crust

phrase

Make a living. "What do you do to earn a crust?" means what is your job?

Person 1"So what do you do to earn a crust?"
Person 2"Sparky, mostly commercial."

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While you're here

  • Sickie

    A day off sick when you're not sick. Chucking a sickie is a fundamental right of all Aussies.

  • Hard yakka

    Hard physical work.

  • Ambo

    Paramedic, or the ambulance they turned up in.

  • Tradie's laptop

    The pokies. Poker machines at the pub or club.

  • Not here to fuck spiders

    I'm here to get on with it, not muck around.

  • As good as one man short

    Someone so unproductive that having them on the team is the same as being one person down.