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take a long walk on a short pier

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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