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bandicoot
noun
▶ as a bandicoot
completely as specified; extremely so AUSTRALIA, 1845- He’s been as miserable as a bandicoot stuck down here and wondering miserably how things are going on the place, but he couldn’t bring himself to leave you. — Nourma Handford, Carcoola Holiday, p. 217, 1953
- You’re lousy as a bandicoot. — Alan Marshall, I Can Jump Puddles, p. 101, 1955
- This elegant little creature is the subject of unkind expressions such as: “Miserable as a bandicoot!” “Poor as a bandicoot!” — Lyla Stevens, Animals of Australia in colour, p. 50, 1956
- Bold as brass, tongue swung in the middle, no scruples, no conscience and as cunning as a bandicoot. — Dymphna Cusack, Picnic Races, p. 219, 1962
▶ like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge
lonely and forlorn AUSTRALIA, 1901- [H]e lived out in the bush–all alone like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge–until it was time for him to start spreading the news. — Kel Richards, The Aussie Bible, p. 13, 2003
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