Giving something "a bit of/some Larry Dooley" in Australian slang is to exert extra effort. The term is often used by Australian cricket commentator Richie Benaud when describing an aggressive batsman.
After hitting a six to reach his century in the 2006 Boxing Day Test Match, Andrew Symonds said in a press conference:
| “ | I was thinking 'should I do this in ones or if he sits one up there should I give it some Larry Dooley? I decided that if he slipped one up there I'd give it some Larry Dooley. | ” |
Famous quotes containing the word larry:
“That’s the nice thing about this job. You get to quote yourself shamelessly. If you don’t, Larry Speakes will.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)