Meaning of cab off the rank | Babel Free

Definitions

Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.

Australia

Examples

“The Boys Next Door […] were as likely a prospect as the Australian new wave was going to throw up, could have been and in many ways were the next cab off the rank after the Saints and Radio Birdman, Australia's twin prophets of punk.”

“Once again I left Jason's office in high spirits. First cab off the rank was to pay off the LAND card and I intended to do it straightaway, like ripping off a band-aid.”

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