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down under, adv.
[down adv. 4.]
At the antipodes; in Australia, New Zealand, etc. Also attrib. and n. (after a prep.).
1886J. A. Froude Oceana 92 We were to bid adieu to the ‘Australasian’{ddd}She had carried us safely down under. 1899[see under adv. 2 f]. 1908Daily Chron. 31 Oct. 4/6 The Bishop of London..does not take a very active interest in the ‘down under’ section of his see. 1909Westm. Gaz. 11 Jan. 12/1 The same could happen ‘down under’ if New Zealand..were bracketted with New South Wales and Queensland. 1916Anzac Bk. 145/2 Macaulay's prophecy concerning the man from ‘down under’ sitting on the ruins of London Bridge. 1922Daily Mail 9 Dec. 11 The steeplechaser Kinlark, a gift to the Prince from ‘down under’. 1928Daily Express 17 Feb. 4 Mr. Collins, the captain of the last visiting Australian team, was a stipendiary steward ‘down under’. 1936Discovery Jan. 10/2 Sydney, which proudly boasts of the finest natural harbour in the world, welcomes you to that vast Dominion ‘down under’. 1941L. A. G. Strong John McCormack x. 173 The second concert in Auckland brought to an end John's first visit Down Under. 1971Time 14 June 2/2 Down under may be the place to make money, but up over is the place to spend it! |