How about the phrase “saddle my nag”? No, this phrase isn’t some obscure bit of jargon from world of finance. It’s an expression familiar to Aussie schoolchildren. Martha explains what it means. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Saddle My Nag”
Grant, we were talking earlier about the Australian National Dictionary. I have another term for you.
Is this a quiz?
Yes, it’s a quiz. Are you ready?
I know how you love collecting these weird expressions.
Let’s see how we do.
Okay. Saddle my nag.
Get off my back? Say hello to my wife?
I don’t know. Where’s my purse?
Saddle my nag, according to the Australian National Dictionary, is a game of leapfrog.
Okay.
You like that?
Okay, I can see that.
Sure, saddle my nag.
When you’re on somebody’s back, you’re kind of like the saddle and they’re the nag.
Got it.
Got it, exactly.
So down under you play saddle my nag rather than leapfrog.
Well, that’s cool.
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