SummerSimo Travel Troubles Notes and The Purring Page

Common Aussie Sayings & Meanings:

• G’day mate: Hello, friend.
• No worries/No dramas: No problem, you’re welcome, relax.
• She’ll be right: Everything will be okay.
• Good on ya/You little ripper: Well done, fantastic.
• Fair dinkum: Honestly? Or, truly/genuine.
• How ya going?: How are you? (A greeting).
• Heaps: Lots, many.
• Arvo: Afternoon.
• Arvo: Afternoon.
• Stuffed: Very full (from food) or exhausted. 

Colorful & Humorous Phrases:

• Flat out like a lizard drinking: Extremely busy.
• Face like a smacked arse/dropped pie/bag of smashed crabs: Looking very unhappy.
• Pulling a swifty: Deceiving someone.
• Carrying on like a pork chop: Acting foolishly or making a fuss.
• To crack onto someone: To flirt or try to kiss someone.
• Hard yakka: Hard work.
• Fair crack of the whip/suck of the sauce bottle: Asking for fair treatment. 

Everyday Slang:

• Barbie: Barbecue.
• Esky: Portable cooler.
• Servo: Petrol/gas station.
• Bathers/Togs: Swimsuit.
• Goon: Boxed wine.
• Chockers: Full/crowded.