sod off
B1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A rude way of telling someone to leave you alone or go away.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
slang
Used as a rude command to tell someone to leave or stop bothering you.
"When he kept pestering her, she finally snapped and told him to sod off."
"Sod off! I'm not interested."
— Basil Fawlty (character), Fawlty Towers, BBC (1970s)
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
slang
To leave or go away (used of oneself, intransitively).
"He just sodded off without saying goodbye to anyone."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Exclusively British English. Considered a mild to moderate profanity. Used as an imperative or exclamation. Not appropriate in formal or professional contexts. Sometimes used humorously between friends.
Commonly used with
just can tell someone to politely rudely
Forms
Base
sod off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sods off
he/she/it
Past simple
soded off
yesterday
Past participle
soded off
have + pp
-ing form
soding off
continuous
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