shoot through like a Bondi tram
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To leave in haste.
Register: colloquial, informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Australian English
Examples
[…] then he gets back into his jeep says good luck boys and shoots through like a Bondi tram.
Quoted attestation: 1945 April, John Scarlett, censored dispatch quoted in 2011, Fay Anderson, Richard Trembath, Witnesses to War: The History of Australian Conflict Reporting, Melbourne University Press, page 197,
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shoot through like a Bondi tram” mean?
To leave in haste.
Is “shoot through like a Bondi tram” formal or informal?
shoot through like a Bondi tram is generally colloquial, informal.