"carry on like a pork chop" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: carries on like a pork chop [present, singular, third-person], carrying on like a pork chop [participle, present], carried on like a pork chop [participle, past], carried on like a pork chop [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=carry on like a pork chop}} carry on like a pork chop (third-person singular simple present carries on like a pork chop, present participle carrying on like a pork chop, simple past and past participle carried on like a pork chop)
  1. (Australia, slang) To make a foolish fuss. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-carry_on_like_a_pork_chop-en-verb-oi2L8~O4 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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