shag on a rock

shag on a rock
Australian Slang
alone and stuck away from others

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  • Shag on a rock — alone and stuck away from others …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • like a shag on a rock — Australian, very informal completely alone. They walked out and left me like a shag on a rock …   New idioms dictionary

  • shag — like a shag on a rock Isolated, lonely, exposed. A shag is a cormorant, commonly found in coastal and inland waters of Australia, where they are often seen perched alone on a rock. Any isolated person can be described as, or feel like, a shag on… …   Australian idioms

  • shag — I. /ʃæg / (say shag) noun 1. rough, matted hair, wool, or the like. 2. a mass of this. 3. a cloth, usually woollen, with a nap on one side. 4. a coarse tobacco cut into fine shreds. –adjective 5. of, relating to, or having, a shag pile: shag… …  

  • Shag Rock — may refer to the following places:;in the United States: * Shag Rock (United States);in New Zealand: * Shag Rock (Sumner);in Australia::in Queensland::*Shag Rock (North Stradbroke Island):*Shag Rock (Broad Sound):in New South Wales::* Shag Rock… …   Wikipedia

  • Shag Rock — ist der Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten: Shag Rock (Lake County, Kalifornien) Shag Rock (Santa Barbara County, Kalifornien) Shag Rock (Knox County, Maine) Shag Rock (Washington County, Maine) Shag Rock (York County, Maine) Shag… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shag Rocks — Die Shag Rocks im Januar 2006 Gewässer Südatlantik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shag Rock (United States) — Shag Rock (coord|66|0|S|65|38|W|) is a rock 0.1 miles (0.2 km) east of Cliff Island and 8 miles (13 km) west of Prospect Point, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934 37, under… …   Wikipedia

  • Left like a shag on a rock — result of unpopularity …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Like a shag on a rock — abandoned and unloved, lonely …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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