Make mine an unleaded
phrase
I'll have a light beer.
Person 1"What are you having?"
Person 2"Driving, so make mine an unleaded."
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Lighta low-alcohol beer
Midmid-strength beer
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While you're here
Bottle-o
A bottle shop, where you buy grog to take home.
Dry as a dead dingo's donga
Extremely thirsty. Also used for weather that has not seen rain in months.
Tradie's laptop
The pokies. Poker machines at the pub or club.
Schooner shop
The pub.
Gone faster than a cold beer on a hot day
Disappeared or sold very quickly.
Drier than a nun's nasty
Dry. Can refer to the bush after a dry spell but often used to say you're thirsty.
