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单词 swing (or sling) the billy
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swing (or sling) the billy

Australian /NZ informal Prepare to make tea, especially as an act of hospitality.When a friend calls to see a resident in the colony, it is usual to swing the billy and offer him, at least, a cup of tea....
  • They stopped for lunch: "Swing the billy, will you, Roy?" Caroline heard one of the musterers call.
  • The cracking of stock-whips among the tree-ferns near may cause the lonely hut dweller to swing the billy, intent on hospitable thoughts.
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