shove off
Britishverb
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to move from the shore in a boat
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informal to go away; depart
Example Sentences
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And there’s no punishment for telling the governor to shove off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
"I can't remember the last time she was in the area; she should show up or shove off," local Ampthill resident Carole Richardson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
But minutes after we shove off into a chilly drizzle at elevation 6,000 feet, civilization feels very far away.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
We watched the boat shove off and then returned to the Ninth Street house, where Otha and I sat with Mary Bronson and her son.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 3, 2019
We headed out of the storeroom, were standing by the front door, and I was all prepared to shove off, but Hank had kind of parked himself in front of the door.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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