beyond the black stump

Definitions

In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.

Australia, idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“While Millard did not shift from log⟳ cabin to White House, he did transport⟳ himself from beyond the Black Stump to strike⟳ it rich at Stawell.”

““Just don't go gettin' serious,” Frank warned. “We don't want⟳ any trouble⟳. We're gonna be beyond the black stump out there, not at the bloody Lennox Hotel.””

“Kimberly, his eldest daughter who we love⟳ dearly, is very pregnant with our great grand daughter, the father of whom I have⟳ never met and who has shot through to the outback far beyond the black stump.”

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