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Re: "All duck, no dinner"Posted by R. Berg on September 04, 2002 In Reply to: "All duck, no dinner" posted by Tony Cook on September 04, 2002 : "All duck, no dinner" : I have heard this used here in Australia and am : Anyone have any idea? : Thanks "All duck or no dinner," 'The final fling which may lead to either triumph or disaster' (John Skehan, 1984): Anglo-Irish: C20. Cf. synon. 'shit or bust' and 'Sydney or the bush'" [Eric Partridge, "A Dictionary of Catch Phrases American and British"]. Haven't heard it myself; sounds like a parody of what a desperate duck hunter might say before taking a shot.
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