swing a spanner

To work as a mechanic or mechanics apprentice. Not to be confused with the useless fuckwits in admin who like to use the saying to describe writing with a pen.

Ask Bob to fix your car, he can swing a spanner properly

by King Tony December 17, 2020

Blue tongue spanner

An Australian colloquialism for an oxy acetylene torch used to cut metals.

Can't get the bolt off Bob, I'm going to have to use the blue tongue spanner

by Mykemyke February 28, 2022

slept like a bag of spanners

Slang for having a crap nights sleep

Bloke: 'I slept like a bag of spanners last night'

Bird: ' How does a bag of spanners sleep like?'

Bloke: 'Lumpy!'

Bloke: 'I slept like a bag of spanners last night'

Bird: ' How does a bag of spanners sleep like?'

Bloke: 'Lumpy!'

by inniiit March 13, 2014