be on (one's) Pat Malone

To be without anyone else; to be on one's own. Australian rhyming slang referring to a ballad about an Irishman (called Pat Malone) who suffered numerous misfortunes after emigrating to Australia. Primarily heard in Australia. To be quite honest, after a hectic week of work, I much prefer being on my Pat Malone than spending the weekend around a bunch of people. Mary's been on her Pat Malone ever since Rupert broke up with her last week.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fulvia	FOOL-vyah (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Roman
Jaqueline	JAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)	English (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Petia	-	Russian, Bulgarian
Prudencio	proo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Trahaearn	-	Welsh
Dilip	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam