take a long walk on a short pier

English

Alternative forms

• take a long walk off a short pier

Pronunciation

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Verb

take a long walk on a short pier (third-person singular simple present takes a long walk on a short pier, present participle taking a long walk on a short pier, simple past took a long walk on a short pier, past participle taken a long walk on a short pier)

1. (idiomatic, derogatory, colloquial) Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
   • 1952, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association, volume 26, page 40:

     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.

   • 2001, Tad Crawford, The Money Mentor: A Tale of Finding Financial Freedom, page 183:

     She smiled, but she wasn't the same Tina who had told her banker dad to take a long walk on a short pier.

Synonyms

• get lost, go jump in the lake, beat it, push off, go away, fuck off, take a hike, piss off, bugger off, clear off, away with you, on with you, forget you, vamoose
• See also Thesaurus:go away

Translations

go away — see go away,‎ get lost

See also

• go to the devil
• go to hell
• go die in a fire
• go play in traffic
• jump off a cliff
• jump off a bridge