take a hike
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Just three years after their most popular player leads them to the greatest moment in franchise history, they sigh and shrug and tell him to take a hike.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
During protests in Berkeley, California, in 2017, when right-wing protesters clashed with anti-fascist groups, he said he told white nationalists to "take a hike".
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022
Only about 15 years ago, he said, did the park management tell him to take a hike.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
And the Biden administration, in turn, told the WTO — in startlingly blunt language — to take a hike.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
Percy couldn’t help feeling a little hurt, being told to take a hike.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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