buzz off
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Definition
Verb (phrasal verb): - To leave immediately, especially when told to do so in a rude or dismissive way: Used as a command to tell someone to go away.
Usage
- This is an informal and often impolite imperative (command). It is used to express annoyance and to tell someone to leave a place or stop bothering you.
- It is typically used in direct speech.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- While primarily a command, it can be used in reported speech or narrative.
- She told him to buzz off and find his own way home.
Variants and Related Words
- Scram (verb): An informal synonym with the same imperative meaning ("leave quickly").
- The security guard yelled, "Scram!"
- Get lost (phrasal verb): Another informal, rude command meaning "go away."
- He told the salesman to get lost.
Synonyms
- Go away
- Get lost
- Scram
- Beat it
- Shoo (often used for animals)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Clear off (phrasal verb): To leave, often used as an imperative command.
- "You lot, clear off before I call the police!"
- Push off (phrasal verb): An informal, slightly dated British English imperative for "go away."
- "Push off, will you? I'm busy."
Verb
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- Scram!