Busier than a barefoot centipede on a barbecue plate
Extremely busy and hopping from one thing to the next.
"Busier than a barefoot centipede on a barbecue plate."
Feelings
Ways to say you are busy, tired, crook, happy or furious.
Busier than a one-legged man at an arse-kicking competition
Extremely busy, with no hope of keeping up.
"Busier than a one-legged man at an arse-kicking competition."
Busy as a cat burying shit in concrete
Extremely busy.
"Not today, I'm busy as a cat burying shit in concrete."
Butcher's
Sick. Short for butcher's hook, rhyming with crook.
"Nah, he's feeling butcher's."
Carry on like a pork chop
Make a big fuss or act silly.
"And he's carrying on like a pork chop."
Chuck a wobbly
Throw a tantrum.
"Chucked a wobbly."
Cooked
Crazy, or wrecked from drugs or a big night. Also used for anything broken or beyond saving.
"The ute's cooked. Engine's gone."
Cracked the shits
Lost your temper.
"Kev cracked the shits during the footy."
Crook
Sick. Also broken, or bad.
"Nah, feeling crook."
Crook as Rookwood
Very sick. Crook means ill.
"Can't, I'm crook as Rookwood."
Devo
Devastated.
"I'm devo."
Flat chat
As fast as possible, or extremely busy.
"Flat chat since Monday."
Flat out like a lizard drinking
Extremely busy. Can be sarcastic about someone who isn't busy at all.
"Flat out like a lizard drinking."
Frothing like a dog that ate a bar of soap
Extremely excited about something. Frothing on its own means very keen.
"Yep. Frothing like a dog that just ate a bar of soap."
Go off like a frog in a sock
Get loud and rowdy, usually said of a party or a crowd. Also used for someone losing their temper.
"Went off like a frog in a sock."
Grinning like a shot fox
Smug and very pleased with yourself.
"Won the footy tipping. Grinning like a shot fox all day."
Happier than a dog with two tails
Extremely happy.
"Happier than a dog with two tails."
Happy as Larry
Very happy.
"Happy as Larry."
Hectic
Intense or extreme. Can be good or bad.
"That storm last night was hectic."
Hit for six
Badly shaken or knocked flat by something unexpected.
"Hit for six."
Knackered
Exhausted.
"Can't, I'm knackered."
Like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge
Lonely and miserable.
"Like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge."
Like a stunned mullet
Dazed and confused, staring blankly.
"Sat there like a stunned mullet."
Mad as a cut snake
Furious, or completely crazy.
"Yep. He's mad as a cut snake."
Mad as a meat axe
Crazy, or very angry.
"He's mad as a meat axe."
Make someone sprinkle
Scare someone so badly they nearly wet themselves.
"Nah, but it made him sprinkle."
More rooted than a five-year-old gum tree
Completely exhausted or broken. Rooted means stuffed; gum trees have very deep roots.
"After that double shift? I'm more rooted than a five-year-old gum tree."
Rapt
Very happy or pleased.
"Got it. She's rapt to the back teeth."
Ropeable
Furious.
"Ropeable."
Running around like a blue-arsed fly
Rushing about frantically.
"Bev's been running around like a blue-arsed fly all morning."
Sadder than a Werribee duck
Very disappointed with how something turned out.
"Sadder than a Werribee duck."
Spewin'
Furious or very disappointed.
"I'm spewin'."
Spit chips
Be furious.
"He's spitting chips."
Spit the dummy
Have a tantrum like a baby throwing out its dummy.
"Spat the dummy on the 9th."
Suck the guts out of life
Live life to the full and make the most of every chance.
"Good on her. Sucking the guts out of life."
Toey as a Roman sandal
Restless or randy. Toey means nervous or keen.
"Storm's coming. He's toey as a Roman sandal."
Troppo
Mentally unhinged from too long in the tropical heat.
"Gone troppo."
Wouldn't be dead for quids
Life is good; I wouldn't be dead for any amount of money.
"Wouldn't be dead for quids."