Phrases & SayingsEveryday life
stone the crows
Also: stone the flamin' crows, stone the flaming crows
An exclamation of surprise, amazement, frustration or emphasis.
In a sentence
Stone the crows—that was close.
Where it came from
The phrase is strongly associated with Australian and New Zealand colloquial speech and has Australian citations from the early twentieth century.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia-wide