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bugger off

British  

verb

  1. slang (intr, adverb) to go away; depart

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bugger off Idioms  
  1. see bug off.


Example Sentences

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But she also calls out her fans' involvement in her personal life, and she basically tells them to bugger off.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2023

It’s not exactly a great look to light a bunch of fires at every company you run or hope to run and then just bugger off to Mykonos for a Mediterranean romp.

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022

Yet this is where people learn their craft before they bugger off to the big boys.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2020

The case, dubbed the "war on terrier", made international headlines in May 2015, when Mr Joyce threatened to have Pistol and Boo put down if they didn't "bugger off" back to the United States.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2016

“So why did you bugger off? I thought we were s'posed to be looking for the tunnel together?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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