pound sand
The idiom "pound sand" is used in American English to convey futility or to dismiss someone rudely.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, idiomatic)To engage in a useless or pointless activity.
Example
- Trying to fix that old car is like pounding sand; it's never going to run again.
B2General
(informal, idiomatic, dismissive)To go away or leave, often used rudely.
Example
- When he kept asking annoying questions, she told him to go pound sand.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "pound sand":
pound the pavementsand offscrew offpiss up a ropepound outtell someone where to shove itpound the tablepiss off