How to Pronounce "take a long walk off a short pier"
expression
TAYK uh LAWNG WAWK awf uh SHORT PEER
TAYK uh LONG WAWK off uh SHORT PEER
Definition
A rude and humorous way to tell someone to go away or leave you alone. It literally suggests someone should walk off the end of a short pier, implying an unpleasant outcome.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈwɑk/, /ˈwɔk/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈpɪɹ
British English
tˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /lˈɒŋ/ /wˈɔːk/ /ˈɒf/ /æɪ/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /pˈiə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK uh LAWNG WAWK awf uh SHORT PEER
UK
TAYK uh LONG WAWK off uh SHORT PEER
Listen in Context
He told me to take a long walk off a short pier when I bothered him.
It's not nice to tell someone to take a long walk off a short pier.
She laughed when he told her to take a long walk off a short pier.
"If you don't like my advice, you can take a long walk off a short pier," he joked.