On your Pat Malone In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "on your Pat Malone", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Skylar Chau calendar 2020-08-03 06:08

Meaning of On your Pat Malone

Synonyms:

on your own , on your lonesome

On your Pat Malone Australia informal

If you are on your Pat Malone, it means that you are all alone without anyone else.

Cheer up! You are not on your Pat Malone!

As an introvert, he prefers to be on his Pat Malone.

Since my dad's death, my mom has been on her Pat Malone.

Grammar and Usage of On your Pat Malone

Origin of On your Pat Malone

This is an Australian rhyming slang referring to an Irishman called Pat Malone, an imaginary character in the ballad Paddy Malone in Australia, who suffered a lot of misfortunes after he emigrated to Australia.

(Source: Internet)

 

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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