- Send 'er down Hughie
- entreaty to God to make it rain
Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.
Send 'er down Hughie
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Send 'er down, Hughie! — sometimes Send her down, Hughie! or Send it down, Hughie! , is an idiomatic Australian phrase uttered in response to the onset of rain. It was in very common usage in the early 20th century, but is less common now. Interpreted literally, the phr … Wikipedia
send 'er down hughie — Australian Slang entreaty to God to make it rain … English dialects glossary
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