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gum tree noun ▶ up a gum tree in trouble; in a hopeless situation AUSTRALIA, 1851- [Y]ou’ll suddenly wake up one bright morning to find he’s slipped a swiftie over you, has the whole game sewn up, and all you slowcoaches up a gum tree telling the crows he can’t do it. — Dymphna Cusack, Picnic Races, 1962
- In the army we have only two trees: pine trees and bushy trees. Unless you want to find yourself up a gum tree, bear that in mind! — Graham McInnes, Humping My Bluey, p. 81, 1966
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