Phrases & SayingsEveryday lifeRhyming slang
have a Captain Cook
Also: Captain Cook, take a Captain Cook
Have a look.
In a sentence
Have a Captain Cook at the figures before we decide.
Where it came from
Australian rhyming slang built on Captain Cook / look, with strong local cultural salience.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia-wide