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shoot through like a Bondi tram


to depart in haste. [Sydney formerly had a tram system with a line out to Bondi]

Contributor's comments: I heard this expression quite frequently in the 1950's in Inverell (northern NSW).


Contributor's comments: "shoot through" is Australia wide, but I have always used "shoot throgh like a bondi (tram)" as an addition. Even though it was rarer in Melbourne, everybody got the idea.