Phrase guide
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noun
A task assigned to a group of people, especially schoolchildren or army recruits, where they move around an area and pick up rubbish from the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: emu parade, emu patrol
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any activity which involves repetitive bending down over a wide area, such as searching for clues relating to somebody's disappearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncommon, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
The motion of the people repeatedly bending down and standing up is likened to emus bobbing their head as they forage on the ground.
