Phrases & SayingsEveryday life
shoot through like a Bondi tram
Also: shoot through
To leave or act with great speed.
In a sentence
He saw the bill and shot through like a Bondi tram.
Where it came from
The phrase refers to Sydney trams that ran toward Bondi, with an express service said to shoot through part of the route. It is first recorded in 1943; the tram line closed in 1960.
- First recorded
- 1943
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Origin associated with Sydney; later wider Australian use