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get up the yard

get up the yard interjection: get lost!

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, Dublin) Get lost!
  2. (idiomatic, Dublin) Nonsense! I don't believe you.
  3. (idiomatic, Dublin) I disagree.

Origin of get up the yard

The earliest usage may be traced to a primary school in Dublin, Ireland. Initially, in the 1960s, the phrase meant what it literally denoted: it was a command to get up the yard, the school yard at St. Pius X National School in Templeogue, Dublin. Older pupils appointed as wardens would shout at children to "get up the yard", away from the road.

Questions about get up the yard

What does get up the yard mean?
Get up the yard means get lost!
What part of speech is get up the yard?
Get up the yard is an interjection.

Words near get up the yard in the dictionary

  1. get up into
  2. get up off
  3. get up on the wrong side of bed
  4. get up on the wrong side of the bed
  5. get up someone's nose
  6. get up the yard
  7. get up to
  8. get up with the chickens
  9. get used
  10. get wasted
  11. get well

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