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go howl at the moon

go howl at the moon verb: go away; get lost; a rude dismissal.

Verb

go howl at the moon

  1. (colloquial, imperative) Go away; get lost; a rude dismissal.
    • Tell him to go howl at the moon, Charles.2008, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk, page 28
    • 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.2017, Jessica Beck, Cast Iron Motive

Questions about go howl at the moon

What does go howl at the moon mean?
Go howl at the moon means go away; get lost; a rude dismissal.
What part of speech is go howl at the moon?
Go howl at the moon is a verb.

Words near go howl at the moon in the dictionary

  1. go home
  2. go hor lan
  3. go horlan
  4. go horribly right
  5. go hostile
  6. go howl at the moon
  7. go hungry
  8. go hunting where the ducks are
  9. go in
  10. go in at one ear and at out the other
  11. go in circles

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