On (one's) Pat Malone spoken language adjective phrase
The phrase is an Australian slang referring to a ballad about an Irishman called Pat Malone.
Be on one's own.
Every time my parents go on a business trip, I am left on Pat Malone.
After two weeks of working on that project, I now prefer having some drink on my Pat Malone to being with others.
David has been on his Pat Malone since his wife died of cancer.
I have been on my Pat Malone since I moved to Newyork for work.
Used to say someone is alone
Isolated, lonely, or abandoned
To live alone as a bachelor
Used to refer to someone who is entirely alone, without anyone else.
On one's own, without support or help.
Someone does something when they feel it is the right time.
I have no idea what he will do, he usually acts as the spirit moves him.