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go jump off a cliff

go jump off a cliff

9.9
To tell someone angrily to go away and leave you alone
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : [Insulto ofensivo que sugiere suicidio]
  • Now go jump off a cliff.

Examples

  • She was so annoyed by his rude comment that she exclaimed, 'Oh really? Go jump off a cliff!'

  • If you think I'm going to agree with that idea, you can just go jump off a cliff.

  • When he suggested that we cancel the event, I just wanted to tell him to go jump off a cliff.

Synonyms

to go to hell
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
67 9.5

Tell someone angrily that you do not care about them

is often hyperbolic and focuses on annoyed personal dismissal
to shove it
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
38 9.9

Tell someone angrily to go away and that you will not accept their idea

is often hyperbolic and shows more forceful disapproval
to pound sand
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Tell someone to go away in a rude way

is often hyperbolic and expresses more direct harsh annoyance
to get bent
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Tell someone to leave in a rude, angry way

is often hyperbolic and expresses a more extreme rejection
to take a flying leap
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
1 9.5

To tell someone rudely to leave

is often hyperbolic and shows harsher personal disapproval
to tell someone where to shove it
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
9.9

Rudely say to someone that you want them to go away

is often hyperbolic and expresses stronger personal rejection
go jump in the lake
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
9.1

Rudely tell someone to go away and stop bothering you

is often hyperbolic and carries stronger anger or disapproval
to go to blazes
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
9.9

Angrily tell someone to go away

is often hyperbolic and feels more forceful and insultive
go jump off a building
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it

is often hyperbolic but usually shows stronger genuine anger
to go climb a tree
vsgo jump off a cliff
  • Informal
9.8

To tell someone to go away and stop annoying you

is often hyperbolic and expresses far stronger rejection or anger

Antonyms

to accept
∞ 1.3

To believe or agree that something is true

to approve
∞ 1.6

To officially agree to something or think that it is good

How Rude

to drop dead
  • Informal
52 8.4
go jump off a cliff
  • Offensive
9.9
to fuck off
  • Offensive
104 9.9
to go to hell
  • Offensive
67 9.5
go jump in the lake
  • Offensive
9.1
to go away
709 1.0

Surface Forms

go jump off a cliff main

Morphology

go + jump + off + a + cliff

The literal meanings of 'go' + 'jump' + 'off' + 'a' + 'cliff' yield the image of physically leaping from a cliff, but the phrase's pragmatic use as a hyperbolic, dismissive imperative ('go away / I reject what you said') is non-compositional and culturally marked. This discourse-level, insulting meaning is idiomatic and not predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows the words would likely not infer the intended usage without exposure.

Etymology

Go jump off a cliff comes from a harsh, real image: telling someone to go and jump off a cliff, as if you want them to leave in a shocking way. That's why it is used as a strong, often angry way to 'reject' someone or 'tell someone to go away'.