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Dutch
Dutchga toch fietsen
Meaning: A rude dismissal telling someone to go away.
Literally: Go cycling
Example: “Moet ik jouw kamer opruimen? Ga toch fietsen!” — I'm supposed to clean your room? Take a hike!
English equivalent: Take a hike
Equivalents in other languages
French: Aller se faire voir chez les Grecs Literally: To go and get yourself seen among the Greeks
English: take a hike
Origin: "Oh, go cycling": a mild Dutch brush-off, also used to mean "you must be kidding" when someone says something hard to believe. The picture is simply sending someone off on their bike. The phrase is late 20th-century colloquial Dutch, and its origin is not documented.
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