throw under the bus

One is thrown under the bus when they are made the scapegoat or blamed for something that wasn't their responsibility in the first place. A coverup for your mistake.

Ruby Red, I didn't have time to do the business report, so I threw you under the bus and told the boss it was your job instead.

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Land Down Under

Australia. Appropriate nickname because of its location (below Asia) and the extreme differences between Australia and other continents/countries.

Animals: Koalas, Kangaroos, Echidnas, Platypi (Platypusses?), and Tasmanian Devils are creatures that only inhabit Australia in the wild.

Seasons: Australian summer is most other countries' winter, and vice versa.

Land: Mostly desert and open plains. Probably contains the highest percent of desert of any continent (Antarctica is tundra, not desert).

This would also be a good nickname for Antarctica, which is literally under every continent.

I'm not sure if the Land Down Under has any urban slang, unless you consider "Blimey!" and "mate" to be UrbanSpeak.

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money under the bridge

Money that one regrets spending after it is too late to do anything about it.

Husband: Remember all that money we wasted on that stupid timeshare?

Wife: Don't worry about it, it's money under the bridge.

Under the oath face

Faking facial expressions, being really good at lying

I can never tell when she's lying, she has such an under the oath face

under age drinking

n. When minors engage in illegal but fun activities to make up for the fact that they're stuck in high school at the whim of the state government until they turn 18.

Often a symptom of senioritis, and usually accompanied by the fear that the kid who's parents are away will magically return to discover upwards of 20 shitfaced teens in varying states of undress in the living room.

newspaper reporter: "under age drinking is on the rise... beware"

kid #1: under age drinking is a joke, I don't even get hangovers anymore!
kid #2: you're so right, man. Look I stole my parents' vodka, let's party!

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red under the bed

an insidious communist presence that has infiltrated a capitalist society (the under the bed part refers to the stereotypical child's fear of monsters under the bed, often used ironically to describe the mentality of people who are paranoid about communists)

Back then the red under the bed was viewed as the driving force behind our defense budget.

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under someone's wing

Taking someone under your care and protection.

Being under someone's wing means they want to look after you

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