"on the wallaby track" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-on the wallaby track.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Referring to the shy habits of the animal. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the wallaby track, {{en-PP}} on the wallaby track
  1. (Australia, slang) out of work; unemployed Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms: on the wallaby
    Sense id: en-on_the_wallaby_track-en-prep_phrase-OagqLgnQ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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