go play in the traffic

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,often rude)To goelsewhereandfeel freeto engage inriskybehavior; toget lost.2012July 9, Terry Prone, “That ‘I must be adopted’ belief is more widespread than I thought”, inIrish Examiner, Ireland, retrieved7 December 2015:[H]is father is not a talkative man, so all he ever got was monosyllabic answers speedily followed by an instruction to do the dishes orgo play in the traffic.2013March 5,Walter E. Williams, “Minimum wage has racist origin”, inAmarillo Globe News, retrieved7 December 2015:Suppose the high-skilled worker came into your office and demanded $55 a day. What would be your response? You’d probably tell him togo play in the trafficand hire the three low-skilled workers.2014June 5, “'Star Trek' Writer Settles Capt. Debate . . . Kirk vs. Picard”, inTMZ, retrieved7 December 2015:Comment by CyndiChainsaW: Yeah your homophobia is ridiculous. You shouldgo play in the traffic.2014Nov. 14, "‘I was banned from Tesco... for wearing a onesie’,"The News(Portsmouth, England)(retrieved 7 Dec 2015):“[S]he was pretty rude to me.” Jake has toldThe Newsthat one member of staff told him to “go and play in the traffic”.

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