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    across the ditch

    US /əˈkrɔs ðə dɪtʃ/

    ・

    UK /əˈkrɒs ðə dɪtʃ/

    B2
    idm.To travel between Australia and New Zealand.
    He moved across the ditch to live in New Zealand.

    Video subtitles

    Let's Learn English on the Road | English Video with Subtitles

    08:38Let's Learn English on the Road | English Video with Subtitles
    • the water can go into, but we're going to kind of jump across the ditch here because I want to show you this pole.

      the water can go into, but we're going to kind of jump across the ditch here because I want to show you this pole.

    • but we're going to kind of jump across the ditch here because I want to show you this pole.

      but we're going to kind of jump across the ditch here because I want to show you this pole.

    A2

    New Zealand-India trade deal sparks racism backlash - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service

    21:05New Zealand-India trade deal sparks racism backlash - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
    • This is due to a high cost of living, and there are better wages elsewhere, especially across the ditch in Australia.

      This is due to a high cost of living, and there are better wages elsewhere, especially across the ditch in Australia.

    • This is due to a high cost of living, and there are better wages elsewhere, especially across the ditch in Australia.

      This is due to a high cost of living, and there are better wages elsewhere, especially across the ditch in Australia.

    B1

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Audiobook by L. Frank Baum

    37:18The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Audiobook by L. Frank Baum
    • and after the scarecrow had gotten down from his back, the lion sprang across the ditch again.

      and after the scarecrow had gotten down from his back, the lion sprang across the ditch again.

    • and slowly the big tree tipped and fell with a crash across the ditch, with its top branches on the other side.

      and slowly the big tree tipped and fell with a crash across the ditch, with its top branches on the other side.

    B1

    Kids Rule! TV | Episode 3: Castles

    27:38Kids Rule! TV | Episode 3: Castles
    • and as I say, you just cannot get across the ditch or the moat.

      and as I say, you just cannot get across the ditch or the moat.

    • and you just, as I say, you just cannot get across the ditch or the moat.

      and you just, as I say, you just cannot get across the ditch or the moat.

    B1