(Australia, slang, simile) Making a rapid departure; away.
Just before it was to be his shout, he was off like a bride′s nightie.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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