If he thinks I will help him, he can go pound sand.
pound sand
idiomTo engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
Origin
disputed originOf 19th-century origin. Used as an example both of an activity so simple that almost anyone could do it and of an activity so pointless that only a fool would do it.
When the rude customer demanded a refund for his own mistake, the manager told him to go pound sand.
After the consultant offered yet another impractical solution, the frustrated director dismissed him and suggested he go pound sand.
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a pound to a penny
Very likely; almost certainly.
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an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.
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build on sand
To put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.
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bury one's head in the sand
To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.
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line in the sand
A defining moment; a cutoff point.
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merry-go-round
[Cockney slang]pound
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penny wise and pound foolish
Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.
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pound a beat
Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.