# Translate These Two Non-American English Phrases, Please **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 6, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792 "2023-01-06T17:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/21 "2023-01-06T23:05:51Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > a woman said, of a houseguest, that she was “on the row” The phrase was actually “on her own”. The scene was that the ghosts were supposed to be spying on the supposed sister and The Captain was hoping for some pillow talk. Katie says "_Well, no, she’s on her own so there won’t be any pillow talk."_ ---
**Author:** ![Thylacine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thylacine/32/1143_2.png) [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/22 "2023-01-06T23:11:43Z")
Bandit (dad) went to Longreach in an episode ETA I took out the episode name because I’m not 100% sure ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/23 "2023-01-06T23:18:43Z")
Thank you! I clearly misheard (and misremembered, since I always have the subtitles on), but that seems to be the winner. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/24 "2023-01-06T23:40:53Z")
> [@Thylacine](#): > > Bandit (dad) went to Longreach in an episode > > ETA I took out the episode name because I’m not 100% sure Yep, I just popped the episode “Helicopter” on Disney+ to verify. He calls on the phone and says “I have to fly to Longreach.” ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/25 "2023-01-07T00:42:30Z")
> [@Thylacine](#): > > Bandit (dad) went to Longreach in an episode Well damn. At least he did it for work, so got paid to go. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/26 "2023-01-07T03:14:43Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > As Australia wakes up we scratch our heads as to what ‘on the long reach’ might mean. ditto Might be a sailing term. Close reach, beam reach, broad reach Might just mean away and hard to contact ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/27 "2023-01-07T19:35:08Z")
Bluey is the first place that I’ve heard farts referred to as fluffies. I don’t know if it’s an Australian phrase or their house phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Thylacine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thylacine/32/1143_2.png) [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/28 "2023-01-07T23:00:11Z")
Pretty common as a cutesy way of putting it, like when kids are about. The Aussie kids watching would have understood. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/29 "2023-01-07T23:21:05Z")
Why does the OP say ‘disinterested’ – which means unbiased? Did you mean to say uninterested? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/30 "2023-01-08T05:18:39Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Bluey is the first place that I’ve heard farts referred to as fluffies. I don’t know if it’s an Australian phrase or their house phrase. I’ve heard “fluff” used as a synonym for “fart”. And everyone knows that Aussies love to add the suffix -ie to words (e.g. tinnie, bikkie, bikie, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792/31 "2023-01-09T06:33:05Z")
Good to know. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792.md?page=1)