Meaning of wigwam for a goose's bridle | Babel Free

Definitions

A notional object put forward as an explanation when asked about something one does not want to tell.

Australia

Examples

“"Where you goin'?" he called. "To git a wigwam for a goose's bridle!" yelled Smiley insolently, recalling one of the sayings of Granny McKinley, the oldest inhabitant.”

“When he wasn't at work he was usually off to see a man about a horse or to buy a wigwam for a goose's bridle. But he never brought the horse home like I asked him to, though we had a big enough backyard.”

“A well known 'family saying' is the mysterious 'Wigwam for a goose's bridle', said by adults to curious children who ask once too often 'What are you making?'”

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