take a long walk on a short pier

English

From the fact that if one walks longer than the walkway, one will find oneself falling into the body of water.

take a long walk on a short pier

(idiomatic, derogatory, colloquial) Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
- 1952, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association, volume 26, page 40:
  Well, it was a busy day and I was really cut down to size — in fact, once I was told to take a long walk on a short pier.
- 2001, Tad Crawford, The Money Mentor: A Tale of Finding Financial Freedom, page 183:
  She smiled, but she wasn't the same Tina who had told her banker dad to take a long walk on a short pier.

单词	take a long walk on a short pier
释义	take a long walk on a short pier English Etymology From the fact that if one walks longer than the walkway, one will find oneself falling into the body of water. Verb take a long walk on a short pier (idiomatic, derogatory, colloquial) Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met. 1952, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association, volume 26, page 40: Well, it was a busy day and I was really cut down to size — in fact, once I was told to take a long walk on a short pier. 2001, Tad Crawford, The Money Mentor: A Tale of Finding Financial Freedom, page 183: She smiled, but she wasn't the same Tina who had told her banker dad to take a long walk on a short pier. Synonyms get lost go jump in the lake
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