down under

Or Down Under

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand.

adverb

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

down under

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand

adverb

1. in or to Australia or New Zealand

Word History and Origins

Origin of down under¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Just two months before the first Test, Mal Reilly ended his seven-year reign to head down under and join Newcastle Knights.

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The next time Broad was an Ashes winner, England's famous triumph down under in 2010-11, he played only two Tests before his series was ended by a side injury.

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In Broad's defence, his brass neck looked worse because of Haddin's inability to hang ont o the edge, but that did not stop Australia coach Darren Lehmann labelling him a "blatant cheat" whom he hoped "cries and goes home" in the return series down under six months later.

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England were again blown away down under in 2017-18 and the following contest in the UK was drawn 2-2.

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Items were left behind when it returned down under and, to help with restoration work, two shipping containers full of props and costumes, plus items such as a phone box, thrones, and a space ship, are being sold off.

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