"could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: EN-AU ck1 could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck
  1. (Australia, slang) Am/are/is extremely hungry. Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms: could eat the arse out of a low flying duck, could eat the crutch from a low flying duck
    Sense id: en-could_eat_the_crotch_out_of_a_low_flying_duck-en-phrase-KZq0MIy4 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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