(go) jump in a/the lake

idiom

chiefly US, informal
used as an angry way to tell someone to go away
I was so mad at him that I told him to go jump in the lake.

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Guests can cuddle up in the downstairs library with a wood-burning fireplace and honor bar; borrow bikes to explore the surrounding villages; or jump in the lake off the hotel’s dock. By Devorah Lev-Tov, TIME, 25 July 2024

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“(go) jump in a/the lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28go%29%20jump%20in%20a%2Fthe%20lake. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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