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across the ditch

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

On or to the other side of the Tasman Sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, informal

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History

Etymology

By analogy with across the pond, and the fact that the Tasman Sea is much smaller than the Atlantic Ocean.