bugger off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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But she also calls out her fans' involvement in her personal life, and she basically tells them to bugger off.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2023
It’s not exactly a great look to light a bunch of fires at every company you run or hope to run and then just bugger off to Mykonos for a Mediterranean romp.
From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022
The case, dubbed the "war on terrier", made international headlines in May 2015, when Mr Joyce threatened to have Pistol and Boo put down if they didn't "bugger off" back to the United States.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2016
And Manchester City are still pestering Barcelona for David Villa; they've been quoted £45m, which is Catalan for "bugger off".
From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2011
“I’m pulling the plug on the game console at nine o’clock. Then they’ll bugger off home. Thank goodness.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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