go to the devil

Leave me alone

Go to the devil is an exclamation telling someone to leave you alone or expressing angry rejection—a somewhat old-fashioned way of saying "go to hell." The phrase can also mean to deteriorate or be ruined: The whole enterprise went to the devil after the founders left.

Sometimes softened to go to the dickens.

Related

eternal damnation · get lost · anathema · hellfire · inferno · damnation · drop dead · beat it · scram · take a hike · go fly a kite · banish · exile · hell-bent · curse · doom · buzz off · go away

Opposites
warmth of farewell/dismissal

go to the devilgodspeed

Parting benediction for travelers

farewell · bon voyage · take care · God bless you · safe travels

blessing vs. cursing

go to the devilGod bless you

Sneeze acknowledgment phrase

bless your heart · peace be upon you

welcome vs. rejection

go to the devilwelcome

Hospitable greeting offered

come in · make yourself at home · come on in

Family

devil, devils, devilish, devilishly, devilry, devilment, deviltry

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG