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on one's pat

on one's pat is the alternative form of on one's Pat Malone.

Meaning of on one's Pat Malone

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Australia, slang) Alone, on one's own
    • "Who's paying?" asked Oscar. "Abo Department?"
      "Oh, no," said Lace lightly. "I'm doing it on my pat."1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter IX, in Capricornia, page 139

Questions about on one's pat

What is on one's pat the alternative form of?
On one's pat is the alternative form of on one's Pat Malone.

Words near on one's pat in the dictionary

  1. on one's own ground
  2. on one's own hook
  3. on one's own time
  4. on one's P's
  5. on one's part
  6. on one's pat
  7. on one's Pat Malone
  8. on one's period
  9. on one's person
  10. on one's plate
  11. on one's Ps

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