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down under

adv.
To or in Australia or New Zealand.
n.
often Down Under Australia and often New Zealand.
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down under

n
(Placename) Australia or New Zealand
adv
(Placename) in or to Australia or New Zealand
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down′ un′der


adv.
in or to Australia or New Zealand.
[1895–1900]
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Translations
agli antipodiin Australia e Nuova Zelanda

down under

(fam)
1. n → gli antipodi
2. adv → agli antipodi
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This branch bent far down under the impact, and sometimes there was an ominous crackling; but it never broke, and out of the leaves was always to be seen the face of Broken-Tooth grinning triumphantly up at us.
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He wanted me to plunk down a down payment on a gold mine down under. He said it was a down right good investment.
~Down but not out
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