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Go chase yourself!
and Go climb a tree!; Go fly a kite!; Go jump in the lake!Inf. Go away and stop bothering me! Bob: Get out of here. Bill! You're driving mecrazy! Go chase yourself'. Bill: What did I do to you? Bob: You're just in the way. Bill: Dad, can I have ten bucks? Father: Go climb a tree! Fred: Stop pestering me, John. Go jump in the lake! John: What did I do? Bob: Well, Bill, don't you owe me some money? Bill: Go fly a kite!
Go jump in a/the lake!
(informal) an impolite way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you This guy just wouldn't leave us alone, so finally I told him to go jump in the lake.
go fly a kite
Also,
go chase yourself or climb a tree or jump in the lake or sit on a tack or soak your head . Go away and stop bothering me, as in
Quit it, go fly a kite, or
Go jump in the lake. All of these somewhat impolite colloquial imperatives date from the first half of the 1900s and use
go as described under
go and.
Go chase yourself!
and Go chase your tail! and Go climb a tree! and Go fly a kite! and Go fry an egg! and Go jump in the lake! and Go soak your head! and Go soak yourself! exclam. Beat it!; Go away! Oh, go chase yourself! Go soak your head! You’re a pain in the neck.
Go jump in the lake!
verbTake a running jump (in the lake)!
exclam. Go away!; Get away from me! You can just take a running jump in the lake, you creep!
go fly a kite
Get lost! Kite flying is an activity that is done far less now than in previous centuries. Accordingly, “go fly a kite!” is heard far less than “get lost!” “take a hike!” and “get your ass out of here!” (or something stronger).