go climb a tree
Go away; a rude dismissal.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“If you think I will help you, go climb a tree.”
“He kept asking for money, so I finally told him to go climb a tree.”
“When the persistent salesman refused to leave, she pointed to the door and told him to go climb a tree.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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bark up the wrong tree
To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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charm the birds from the trees
To behave in a very charming manner.
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Christmas tree bill
A bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.
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climb down
An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.
Last updated August 10, 2026