- fair-go mate
- Australian Slangstatement you make when someone is not letting you do or say something
English dialects glossary. 2013.
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Fair-go Mate — statement you make when someone is not letting you do or say something … Dictionary of Australian slang
fair go — /fɛə ˈgoʊ/ (say fair goh) Colloquial –noun 1. a fair or reasonable course of action: do you think that s a fair go? 2. a fair contest in a fight. 3. a chance to get on with something without interference or distraction: *The chairman stood with… …
Fair go — 1. fair or reasonable course of action: Do you think that s a fair go? ; 2. adequate opportunity: He never had a fair go ; 3. appeal for fairness or reason: Fair go, mate! … Dictionary of Australian slang
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fair suck of the sauce bottle — Steady on, be reasonable. This is one of several variations on the Australian exclamation fair go . It expresses a keen sense of injustice fair suck of the sauce bottle, mate, I m only asking for a loan till payday! Sometimes saveloy or sav is… … Australian idioms
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