,2004: “Just dont go gettin serious,” Frank warned. “We dont want any trouble. Were gonna be beyond the black stump out there, not at the bloody Lennox Hotel.” — Leon F. Williams, Rubies of Mogok (Trafford 2004, p. 104)
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beyond the black stump — (AU) An Australian idiom idicating that even if you go as far as you can, the black stump is still a little further … The small dictionary of idiomes
beyond the black stump — phrase a long way from towns, shops etc Thesaurus: areas and places outside of towns and citieshyponym Main entry: black stump … Useful english dictionary
Beyond the Black Stump — infobox Book | name = Beyond the Black Stump title orig = translator = image caption = author = Nevil Shute illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Thriller novel publisher = William Heinemann Ltd … Wikipedia
Beyond the Black Stump (comic strip) — This article refers to the comic strip. For the novel, see Beyond the Black Stump Beyond the Black Stump is an Australian comic strip written by Sean Leahy. It won the Best Comic Strip at the 2003 National Coffs Harbour Cartoon Awards and the… … Wikipedia
beyond the black stump — adj Australian See black stump … Contemporary slang
beyond the Black Stump — a long way away, the back of nowhere … Dictionary of Australian slang
beyond the black stump — Australian Slang a long way away, the back of nowhere … English dialects glossary
beyond the black stump — a long way from towns, shops etc … English dictionary
Black Stump — The Australian expression black stump is the name for an imaginary point beyond which the country is considered remote or uncivilised, an abstract marker of the limits of established settlement. The origin of the expression, especially in its… … Wikipedia
black stump — The black stump of Australian legend first appears in 1954, and is an imaginary marker at the limits of settlement: Head west of the Black Stump, sail right past Woop Woop, keep on going and finally you might hit Urandangi, the town without a… … Australian idioms
