drop dead

[drop dead] {v.}, {slang} To go away or be quiet; stop bothering someone. — Usually used as a command,

/"Drop dead!" Bill told his little sister when she kept begging to help him build his model airplane./

/When Sally bumped into Kate's desk and spilled ink for the fifth time, Kate told her to drop dead./

Compare: BEAT IT, GET LOST.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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