be off with you

Example Sentences

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"There's never a thing you could possess that I would take for your passage. Now, if you'll not work for me at the market at Wall, then be off with you."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

"Be off with you!" he thundered; "be off with you at once!"

From The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. by Spielhagen, Friedrich

Now, be off with you, an’ my good word to the cap’n.”

From A Sunny Little Lass by Raymond, Evelyn

"Fine," laughed Andy, "and be off with you."

From The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck by Langworthy, John Luther

Tut," says nurse, giving him a scornful poke with her first finger, though she is tremendously flattered; "be off with you; you are worse than ever.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)