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Culture specific, informal words and terms that are not considered standard in a language.

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Give me a break!

Language; Slang

That is enough!; Stop it! * Do you have to go on and on? Give me a break! * Give me a break, you guys! That’s enough!

Give me a rest!

Language; Slang

Lay off!; That is enough! * Haven’t I told you everything you need to know? Give me a rest. * Give me a rest! I’ve heard enough.

Go chase yourself!

Language; Slang

Beat it!; Go away! * Oh, go chase yourself! Get out of my face! * Go soak your head! You’re a pain in the neck.

Go figure.

Language; Slang

Try to figure it out.; Just try to explain that! * She hung up on me again. Go figure. * They heat the water to make the tea hot, then they put ice in it to make it cold, then they put lemon in it to ...

Go for it!

Language; Slang

Do it!; Try it! * Go for it! Give it a try! * It looked like something I wanted to do, so I decided to go for it.

Go fuck yourself!

Language; Slang

Go to hell!; Get out of here! (Taboo. Usually objectionable.) * Go fuck yourself, you creep! * You worthless mungshit. Go fuck yourself!

Go on!

Language; Slang

I don’t believe you!; I deny it! * Go on! You don’t really know what you are talking about! * Go on! You weren’t even there.

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