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Go pound sand
Meaning
- A very firm way to tell someone that their request is denied and they should go away. It is essentially a polite version of a much ruder anatomical insult.
Grumpy, firm
Used in a sentence
- If you think I am going to paint your entire house for free, go pound sand.
- I told him if he wanted the car back, he could go pound sand.
- My neighbor asked to borrow my tools again, and I told him to go pound sand.
The backstory
The phrase is a truncated version of go pound sand up your backside. It has been a favorite of grumpy grandpas across the country for decades.
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