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
Quianna	-	African American (Rare)
BjÖRne	BYUUR-ne	Swedish
Clematis	klə-MAT-is	English (Rare)
Daniele	dah-NYE-le	Italian
Lenny	LEN-ee	English
Athanasius	ath-ə-NAY-shəs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)