go away

British

verb

(intr, adverb) to leave, as when starting from home on holiday

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go away Idioms

Depart, leave a place, travel somewhere. For example, They went away this morning, or Are you going away this winter? This expression also can be used as an imperative ordering someone to leave: Go away! It can also be used figuratively to mean “disappear,” as in This fever just doesn't go away. [c. 1200]

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With time, it’s supposed to go away, but for me, it was growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

If they are let go, ask: Did the need for work go away—or did just you go away?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"That isn't to say that I think that there's going to be no room for security research or ethical hacking, but I think that a lot of the lower-hanging fruit will start to go away."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

She couldn’t afford to go away to college, or join college clubs because she worked after classes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

I don’t go on about the anxiety and the two panic attacks or my mom taking me to Dr. Cain and the sketchbook and all, hoping the subject will go away.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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go away

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