12 May, 2023

Flash as a rat

 Flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

As cunning as a shithouse rat.

Two typical Aussie expressions, the top expression is to describe a well dressed person, usually a man that’s rather shifty, the other term speaks for itself. 😂🤣 

‘Straya (Australia) where people are seen as being ridgy didge or true blue😍


https://wordhistories.net/2021/11/27/rat-with-gold-tooth/

BOOKS: The Man Who Planted Canberra by Robert Maklin

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