Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a long walk on a short pier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: take a -long walk on a short- pi-er
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Well, it was a busy day and I was really cut down to size — in fact, once I was told to take a long walk on a short pier."
"She smiled, but she wasn't the same Tina who had told her banker dad to take a long walk on a short pier."

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes a long walk on a short pier (present, singular) taking a long walk on a short pier (participle, present) took a long walk on a short pier (past) taken a long walk on a short pier (participle, past) take a long walk off a short pier (alternative)

Phrases

go die in a fire go jump off a bridge go jump off a cliff go play in traffic go to hell go to the devil

Frequently Paired Words

go die in a fire go jump off a bridge go jump off a cliff go play in traffic go to hell go to the devil

Synonyms

get lost go jump in the lake beat it push off go away fuck off take a hike piss off bugger off clear off away with you on with you

Questions

What does take a long walk on a short pier mean?: Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.

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