- be off like a bucket of prawns in the midday sun
- Australian Slang1. leave very quickly;2. become extremely rotten; stinking
English dialects glossary. 2013.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
Be off like a bucket of prawns in the midday sun — 1. leave very quickly; 2. become extremely rotten; stinking … Dictionary of Australian slang
off — /ɒf / (say of) adverb 1. away from a position occupied, or from contact, connection, or attachment: to take off one s hat; the handle has come off. 2. to or at a distance from, or away from, a place: to run off. 3. away or out of association or… …