down under

American  

Or Down Under

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand.

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adverb

1. in, to, or into Australia or New Zealand.

down under British  

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand

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adverb

1. in or to Australia or New Zealand

Etymology

Origin of down under

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

If I were to reach down under the shelf to get it now, with this man watching my every move, might not his attention be attracted to the last place on earth I wanted him to look?

From Literature

We entered a waiting room jammed with people and sat down under the watchful eyes of the soldier.

From Literature

Then he’d reach down under the log and grab a fish in his big bare hands.

From Literature

Gawker was forced to shut down under the weight of lawsuits, Vice Media filed for bankruptcy and is a shadow of itself, and BuzzFeed now warns it could go out of business entirely this year.

From MarketWatch

Now he’s the face of baseball Down Under—and one of the top prospects in all of MLB.

From The Wall Street Journal