"across the ditch" meaning in English

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        "2": "across the pond"
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      "expansion": "across the pond",
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  "etymology_text": "By analogy with across the pond, and the fact that the Tasman Sea is much smaller than the Atlantic Ocean.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016, Peter Mares, Not Quite Australian: How Temporary Migration Is Changing the Nation",
          "text": "The rate of arrivals fluctuates with the relative economic fortunes of each country, but since the late 1960s, faster growth, higher wages, greater job opportunities and a stronger dollar have been an economic magnet drawing New Zealanders across the ditch.",
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        }
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        "On or to the other side of the Tasman Sea."
      ],
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        [
          "Tasman Sea",
          "Tasman Sea"
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        "(informal, Australia, New Zealand) On or to the other side of the Tasman Sea."
      ],
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      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 across the ditch.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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  "word": "across the ditch"
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  "etymology_text": "By analogy with across the pond, and the fact that the Tasman Sea is much smaller than the Atlantic Ocean.",
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        "2": "prepositional phrase"
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      "expansion": "across the ditch",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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        "New Zealand English"
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Peter Mares, Not Quite Australian: How Temporary Migration Is Changing the Nation",
          "text": "The rate of arrivals fluctuates with the relative economic fortunes of each country, but since the late 1960s, faster growth, higher wages, greater job opportunities and a stronger dollar have been an economic magnet drawing New Zealanders across the ditch.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "On or to the other side of the Tasman Sea."
      ],
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        [
          "Tasman Sea",
          "Tasman Sea"
        ]
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        "(informal, Australia, New Zealand) On or to the other side of the Tasman Sea."
      ],
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  "word": "across the ditch"
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