beggar off
C1 informal intransitive
In simple words
A rude (but slightly polite) way of telling someone to go away.
Meanings
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idiomatic
informal
Used as a rude dismissal telling someone to leave or stop bothering you.
"He told the persistent salesman to beggar off and shut the door."
Usage notes
British English. Old-fashioned euphemism, used to avoid saying a more offensive phrase. Rarely used today; most British speakers would say 'bog off', 'push off', or 'get lost' instead.
Commonly used with
told him her them
Forms
Base
beggar off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
beggars off
he/she/it
Past simple
beggared off
yesterday
Past participle
beggared off
have + pp
-ing form
beggaring off
continuous
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