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go sit on a tack

[go sit on a tack] {v.}, {slang}

Shut up and go away; stop bothering. — Usually used as a command and considered rude.

/Henry told Bill to go sit on a tack./

Compare: [GO JUMP IN THE LAKE].

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

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	bother ⁴⁶ rude ²¹ {slang} ⁵⁹⁵ {v.} ⁸⁶⁷

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