Mates rates


A discount price offered to friends.

I can’t really afford to get the roof fixed but my pal Jim is a builder, maybe hell give me mates rates.

Australian origin, 20th century.

Worldwide, but most common down under.

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Gary Martin

Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.