Go suck an egg

Learning more idioms

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I learned some new idioms today. When asked for an opinion about some topic related to car performance current world champion used the British term “Go suck an egg…”. Of course, being intrigued I learned something new. Many of these terms have local orientations and it is interesting to see the cultural evolution of these terms.

Meaning of Idiom ‘Go Suck an Egg’

To tell someone to go suck an egg is an angry and rude way to tell them to go away, similar to take a hike, piss off, go jump off a log, take a leap, get lost, etc.; an indignant response to a comment, similar to go to hell.

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