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bog off

idiom
Meaning

To leave, to go away.


Origin

disputed origin

Shortening and euphemistic alteration from bugger off.

Examples
SIMPLE

I am busy, so just bog off.

CONTEXTUAL

He kept bothering me while I was working, so I told him to bog off.

COMPLEX

When the persistent salesman refused to leave the porch, she firmly told him to bog off and shut the door.

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