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take a long walk on a short pier

Go away and leave me alone! What you are doing or saying is really irritating! (A less common variant on the phrase "take a walk off a short pier.") Jenny: "The experiment might work better if you actually knew what you were supposed to be mixing together." Steve: "You know what, Jenny? Why don't you take a long walk on a short pier?"

See also: long, on, pier, short, take, walk

Take a long walk off a short pier.

 and Go play in the traffic.

Inf. Get out of here!; Go do something that will get you permanently out of here! Get out of here! Take a long walk off a short pier! You bother me. Go play in the traffic.

See also: long, off, pier, short, take, walk