go howl at the moon

English

Verb

go howl at the moon

  1. (imperative, colloquial) Go away; get lost; a rude dismissal.
    • 2008, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk, page 28:
      Tell him to go howl at the moon, Charles.
    • 2017, Jessica Beck, Cast Iron Motive:
      I'm not proud of it, but I lost my temper, and I told her she could go howl at the moon if that was the way she felt about it.
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