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

1. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
   • Scram!