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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!
See also: chase

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.
See also: jump

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.
See also: fly, kite

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.
See also: chase

Go jump in the lake!

verb
See also: jump

Take 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!
See also: jump, running, take

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).
See also: fly, kite

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sekai-Southern African, Shona
KİRaz-Turkish
Stana-Czech, Serbian, Croatian
DixieDIK-seeEnglish
Sanja-Croatian, Serbian
Pattie['pæti]