Phrases & SayingsEveryday lifeRhyming slang
frog and toad
Also: hit the frog and toad
Road, especially in the phrase hit the frog and toad.
In a sentence
It was time to hit the frog and toad.
Where it came from
The rhyming-slang expression originated in Cockney English but has a substantial and enduring Australian life.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Australia-wide