British phrases

[muscatel1988]

No: HPFGUIDX 174765

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "April Johnson" <Ajohnson5 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Okay, there are a lot more british phrases and words in DH, and I 
> was wondering what 'done a bunk' actually meant.  I can think of a 
> few things that it could mean, like he 'fled the scene'

Yes, that's what it means, but it carries an implication of "escaping 
before one is found out".  So "Mundungus did a bunk before they 
realised he'd pinched the silver" works.  It's fairly jocular - 
Mundungus would do a bunk - you couldn't really use it to describe 
Voldemort and Bellatrix Disapparating from the Ministry at the end of 
OotP.

Mus, who hopes this helps.