tell someone where to go
1tell someone where to go — informal phrase to say very rudely to someone that you are not interested in them or in what they are suggesting Josh asked me out, but I told him where to go. Thesaurus: to insult or offend someonesynonym Main entry: tell …
2tell someone where to get off — (informal) To deal summarily or dismissively with someone • • • Main Entry: ↑get tell someone where to get off (informal) To tell someone that his or her behaviour will not be tolerated • • • Main Entry: ↑where * * * tell someone where to get off …
3tell someone where to get off (or where they get off) — informal angrily dismiss or rebuke someone. → tell …
4tell someone where to get off — ► tell someone where to get off informal angrily dismiss or rebuke someone. Main Entry: ↑tell …
5tell someone where to get off — tell (someone) where to get off informal to angrily refuse to do what someone wants you to do, usually using direct or rude language. She wanted to borrow money again so I told her where to get off …
6tell someone where to put something — tell someone where to put (or what to do with) something informal angrily or emphatically reject something I told him what he could do with his diamond …
7tell someone where to get off — tv. to tell someone when enough is enough; to tell someone off. □ I was fed up with her bossiness. I finally told her where to get off. □ He told me where to get off, so I walked out on him …
8tell someone where to get off — Vrb phrs. An angry rebuke at someone s interference. E.g. If she mentions my acne once more I ll tell her where to get off …
9tell someone where to go — informal to say very rudely to someone that you are not interested in them or in what they are suggesting Josh asked me out, but I told him where to go …
10tell them where the dog died — (USA) If you tell them where the dog died, you strongly and sharply correct someone …
