do a perish
(AU, slang) To die, especially to die of thirst; to perish.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(AU, slang) To die, especially to die of thirst; to perish.
"I've had ten years of it, scratching enough out of it to dress and feed myself when the going's good and sharing a room with a girl friend or pigging it in some cheap boarding-house, and doing a perish when I've been out of a job. I've …
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(AU, slang) To suffer privation or hardship of any kind.
"I've had ten years of it, scratching enough out of it to dress and feed myself when the going's good and sharing a room with a girl friend or pigging it in some cheap boarding-house, and doing a perish when I've been out of a job. I've …
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