During last week’s Bachelorette finale when the soon-to-be rejected runner-up, the man who would go on to capture the country’s collective heart when he comforted Angie on having to let him down –
PHEW!
Timm, uttered the words “shut the gate” I turned to Hubbie immediately.
“What? That’s what you say!”
Apparently Hubbie is not the only one.
This wild and free Aussie bloke, Timm, was known for his quirky and Aussie slang during this 2019 season of The Bachelorette. But no phrase struck me so much than the words he spoke then, and maybe it was because I had heard them so many times before…
But would others understand the meaning? And how would non-Aussies react if they heard such a phrase… “shut the gate!”
Like, close this?:
🤣🤣🤣
No no no.
Let me explain.
And this comes solely from my own experience with a ‘shut the gate’-r. I don’t need no google here.
Shut the gate is a phrase to mean “end of story”
“case closed”
“done deal”
“definitely!”
Typically ‘shut the gate’ adds emphasis to what is being said, so you would have a point to make and add “shut the gate” as your closing statement. 😉
It can be used in examples like –
“That song is awesome! Shut the gate!”
“Harden shut the gate on that 3-pointer!”
“Shut the gate it’s gorgeous outside!”
See if you too can use ‘shut the gate’!
Is there a phrase or quote you want me to investigate?
Let me know, and I’ll give it a go!
smikg 