go jump off a cliff: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  General EnglishidiomaticcolloquialderogatoryinformalMachine
  • An insulting or dismissive expression telling someone to go away or to indicate strong rejection of their words or actions.

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  • When the annoying co-worker kept interrupting, I told him to go jump off a cliff and leave me alone.

    Cuando el compañero de trabajo molesto seguía interrumpiendo, le dije que se fuera al diablo y me dejara en paz.

  • He was so frustrated with the criticism that he snapped, 'Why don't you just go jump off a cliff?'

    Estaba tan frustrado con las críticas que explotó: '¿Por qué no te vas al diablo?'

  • If you don’t like my opinion, you can go jump off a cliff for all I care.

    Si no te gusta mi opinión, puedes largarte, no me importa.

• 2.

  General EnglishliteralneutralMachine
  • A literal statement referring to the act of jumping off a cliff.

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  • The mountain climber prepared to go jump off a cliff as part of his extreme sports activities.

    El escalador se preparó para saltar de un acantilado como parte de sus actividades de deportes extremos.

  • They witnessed a bird go jump off a cliff and glide gracefully through the air.

    Presenciaron a un pájaro saltar de un acantilado y planear con gracia por el aire.

  • During the rescue, the team saw someone go jump off a cliff into the river below.

    Durante el rescate, el equipo vio a alguien saltar de un acantilado al río abajo.

  • The base jumper trained extensively before going to jump off a cliff for the competition.

    El paracaidista de base entrenó intensamente antes de saltar de un acantilado para la competencia.