Phrases & SayingsEveryday life
like a shag on a rock
Also: standing like a shag on a rock, lonely as a shag on a rock
Completely alone, exposed or isolated.
In a sentence
He was left alone like a shag on a rock.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre records the Australian idiom from 1845 and Cambridge labels it Australian English slang.
- Where used
- Australia-wide