Ned Kelly
noun Australian informal
1A person of reckless courage.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
Origin
Late 19th century: from the name of Ned Kelly (see Kelly, Ned).
- hold the stage
- hold thumbs
- hold together (or hold something together)
- hold up
- hold up one's head (or hold one's head high)
- hold water
- hold with
- hole
- hole-and-corner
- hole card
- hole-in-one
- hole in the heart
- hole in the wall
- hole out
- hole punch
- hole saw
- hole up
- holey
- holey dollar
- Holi
- holiday
- Holiday, Billie
- holiday camp
- holiday home
- holiday job