Flat out like a lizard drinking

To be not busy.

As a visual metaphor, it implies the opposite to the expression ‘flat out’. A lizard drinking is visually flat against the ground, still, stationary, prostrate, prone and apparently inactive - the opposite of what a person is like when they are busy.

The primary definition that I heard for years amongst colleagues and friends fluent in Strine was the 'not busy' version. It was only recently that I have heard it used to mean 'hard at work' or 'busy'. It feels that the traditional components of visual metaphor and humour in the Strine lexicon have been lost or the expression misconstrued at some point.

Flat out like a lizard drinking -

"Man it's quiet here. You busy?"
“Busy? Flat out… like a lizard drinking… hehehe.”

by InterlocutorInThe1st October 27, 2020

Drinking laws

Something that varies very vastly from country to country. For example, the US has very strict drinking laws in which people can be charged with under age drinking if they’re under the age of 21 and bartenders will obsessively ask for ID until their late 20s, where as in Mexico a 15-year-old can asl for alcoholic beverages without even being asked for ID even though the drinking age is 18.

*example of drinking laws*
(USA)
20-year-old & 11 months: can I have a small glass of corona
bartender: ID
20-year-old & 11 months: (shows ID)
bartender: Woah Woah Woah! You’re not allowed to drink here. Come back in exactly 25 days then I can serve you until then though fuck off

(Mexico)
15-year-old: Can a have a glass of tequila with a pint of gin, the strongest of course
bartender: Oh what the hell why not

by Dubiks March 30, 2019

weekday drinking

The best week after a break up

Tomi just broke up with me.. Gonna need this weekday drinking

by Skrubbywub October 28, 2013

drinking red

eating a female out that is on her period

oh guess what i did! i took a drink of red today

by jenni November 18, 2003

Drinking to Pretzel

When one consumes such an insane amount of liquor that upon pass out their body takes the form of a pretzel.

person 1: Is Tara drinking to pretzel again?

person 2: Obviously.

person 1: Man she's sik dewit it.

by Sethed December 14, 2008

Drinking red sea

licking a girl out while shes on

"i drank the red sea last night..."

by booya November 20, 2003

drinking under the table

Drinking under the table means to hide drinks at a party and to drink them from under the table when no ones looking. Is often done by underage people.

Leo was caught drinking under the table last Saturday and his mother has grounded him for a month.

by James79207 May 4, 2018