Definition of Ned Kelly in English:

Ned Kelly

noun

Australian informal

1A person of reckless courage.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm not a Ned Kelly and probably no-one you know is that sort of character.
- At Glenferrie Oval, a record crowd of 36,000 shoehorned into the ground known as the Sardine Can to see Ron Barassi, a Ned Kelly figure after leaving Melbourne over summer, make his debut as Carlton's captain-coach.
2A person who shows a lack of scruples in business.

Phrases

as game as Ned Kelly

informal Audaciously bold.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Good on you Ned’ is a compliment, ‘as game as Ned Kelly’ an old saying.
- From hip to shoulder he was covered with blood from the spur, an’ although he could scarcely raise a trot you could see he was still as game as Ned Kelly.
- But today his name is used everywhere by Australians of all kinds, who praise a man's courage by saying: ‘He's as game as Ned Kelly.’
- We know that by the time of the first world war, there was a saying among the Diggers in the trenches, ‘Oh he was as game as Ned Kelly’.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of Ned Kelly (see Kelly, Ned).

单词	Ned Kelly
释义	Definition of Ned Kelly in English: Ned Kelly noun Australian informal 1A person of reckless courage. Example sentencesExamples I'm not a Ned Kelly and probably no-one you know is that sort of character. At Glenferrie Oval, a record crowd of 36,000 shoehorned into the ground known as the Sardine Can to see Ron Barassi, a Ned Kelly figure after leaving Melbourne over summer, make his debut as Carlton's captain-coach. 2A person who shows a lack of scruples in business. Phrases as game as Ned Kelly informal Audaciously bold. Example sentencesExamples ‘Good on you Ned’ is a compliment, ‘as game as Ned Kelly’ an old saying. From hip to shoulder he was covered with blood from the spur, an’ although he could scarcely raise a trot you could see he was still as game as Ned Kelly. But today his name is used everywhere by Australians of all kinds, who praise a man's courage by saying: ‘He's as game as Ned Kelly.’ We know that by the time of the first world war, there was a saying among the Diggers in the trenches, ‘Oh he was as game as Ned Kelly’. Origin Late 19th century: from the name of Ned Kelly (see Kelly, Ned). noun.1 phr.
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