take a long walk on a short pier en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic) Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
Well, it was a busy day and I was really cut down to size — in fact, once I was told to take a long walk on a short pier.
1952, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association, volume 26, page 40:She smiled, but she wasn't the same Tina who had told her banker dad to take a long walk on a short pier.
2001, Tad Crawford, The Money Mentor: A Tale of Finding Financial Freedom, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking a long walk on a short pier | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took a long walk on a short pier | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken a long walk on a short pier | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes a long walk on a short pier | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| take a long walk off a short pier | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
go to hell · go play in traffic · go to the devil · go die in a fire · go jump off a bridge · go jump off a cliff
Synonyms
vamoose · hit the road · piss off · go jump in the lake · take a hike · push off · skedaddle · bugger off · scram · beat it · forget you · away with you · on with you · get lost · go away · fuck off · clear off