take a hike
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Alternatively, if you want to walk off lunch, take a hike up Sugarloaf Mountain before having a final glass of wine at nearby Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
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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