beyond the black stump
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (Australia, informal, idiomatic) In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.
- 2004, Leon F. Williams, Rubies of Mogok, Trafford, page 104:
- “Just don't go gettin' serious,” Frank warned. “We don't want any trouble. We're gonna be beyond the black stump out there, not at the bloody Lennox Hotel.”
- 2004, Leon F. Williams, Rubies of Mogok, Trafford, page 104:
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