She'll be right

She'll be right, mate or She'll be apples is a frequently used idiom in Australian and New Zealand culture that expresses the belief that "whatever is wrong will right itself with time", which is considered to be either an optimistic or apathetic outlook.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In this usage, "she" represents everything, allowing the phrase to be used both in circumstances of extreme hardship and in casual speech referring to everyday events.

References

^ "She'll Be Right, Mate". New Zealand: Land of the Long White Cloud. Dillon Press. 1990. pp. 19–27.
^ Eric Partridge (1986). A dictionary of catch phrases: British and American, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Psychology Press. p. 24.
^ Kate Burridge, Jean Gail Mulder (1999). English in Australia and New Zealand: an introduction to its history, structure and use. Oxford University Press. p. 47.

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[1] "She'll Be Right, Mate". New Zealand: Land of the Long White Cloud. Dillon Press. 1990. pp. 19–27.

[2] Eric Partridge (1986). A dictionary of catch phrases: British and American, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Psychology Press. p. 24.

[3] Kate Burridge, Jean Gail Mulder (1999). English in Australia and New Zealand: an introduction to its history, structure and use. Oxford University Press. p. 47.

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