| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A curtailed oath. “Go to the devil!” or some such phrase. | 1 |
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| “Cassius: I [am] ablef than yourself |
| To make conditions. |
| Brutus: Go to! You are not, Cassius.’ | |
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Shakespeare: Julius Cœsar, iv. 3. |
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| GO TO BANFF, and bottle skate. |
| GO TO BATH, and get your head shaved. |
| GO TO BUNGAY, and get your breeches mended. |
| GO TO COVENTRY. Make yourself scarce. |
| GO TO HEXHAM. A kind of Alsatia or sanctuary in the reign of Henry VIII. |
| GO TO JERICHO. Out of the way. (See JERICHO.) And many other similar phrases. | |
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