fie away
C1 formal intransitive
In simple words
An old-fashioned way of saying 'How shameful!' or 'Get away from me!' when you disapprove strongly of something.
Literal meaning: An exclamation ('fie!') commanding someone to go away.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
(Archaic exclamation) Used to express moral disgust and dismiss someone or something as shameful or contemptible.
"Fie away! Such behaviour would have disgraced even the lowest of men."
Usage notes
Completely archaic. 'Fie' itself is an interjection expressing disapproval, dating to Middle English. 'Fie away' was used to dismiss someone with contempt. Only encountered in historical texts, Shakespeare, or other early modern literature. Not used in modern English.
Forms
Base
fie away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fies away
he/she/it
Past simple
fied away
yesterday
Past participle
fied away
have + pp
-ing form
fiing away
continuous
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