go to the devil

[go to the devil] {v. phr.}, {informal}

1. To go away, mind your own business. — Used as a command; considered rude.

* /George told Bob to go to the devil./

* /"Go to the devil!" said Jack, when his sister tried to tell him what to do./

2. To become bad or ruined; become useless.

* /The boy got mixed up with bad company and began to steal and rob his friends. He went to the devil./

* /Mr. Jones went to the devil after he lost his business./

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	business ⁷⁷ friends ¹²⁰ rude ²¹ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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