quamby
/ˈkwɒmbi
/verb (quambies, quambying, quambied) [no object] Australian dated
Lie down, especially in order to sleep: the combatants quambied near the battlefield that night...
- The six combatants started for the 'battle-field' on Sunday afternoon, and quambied near the spot that night.
- Everyone 'quambied' like a blackfellow wherever his fancy led him.
- "Hey for the bush life! Quambying under a tarpaulin, wood fire, mutton, tea and damper!"
Origin
Early 19th century: from Wuywurung (an Aboriginal language) guwambi 'to sleep'.
- have designs on
- have every confidence in
- have everything
- have eyes bigger than one's stomach (or belly)
- have eyes in the back of one's head
- have eyes like a hawk
- have eyes like saucers
- have got
- have-got
- have (got) a good head on one's shoulders
- have (got) another think coming
- have got it bad (or badly)
- have (got) it in for
- have (got) it in one (to do something)
- have (got) it made
- have (got) no idea
- have (got) nothing on
- have (got) someone's back
- have (got) something on
- have (got) something on the brain
- have (got) something to oneself
- have (got) —— to do with
- have had a drop too much
- have had a good innings
- have had it