stacks on the mill

An Australian phrase often used to describe a chaotic piling up of people, typically seen in children's play.

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Definition

B2Children's Games

(informal, Australian)A game where children pile on top of one another in a playful manner.

Example

  • During recess, the kids played stacks on the mill, laughing as they piled on top of each other.

B2Australian Football

(informal, Australian)A situation in Australian football where players from both teams pile on top of a player with the ball.

Example

  • The umpire blew the whistle as the players created a stacks on the mill around the fallen footballer.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "stacks on the mill":

stack upshort stackstack rank