away with …

away with …
away with… idiom
(literary) used to say that you would like to be rid of sb/sth

Away with all these rules and regulations!

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  • Away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • away with the fairies — If someone is away with the fairies, they don t face reality and have unrealistic expectations of life …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Away with the Faeries — Infobox Album | Name = Away with the Faeries Type = Live album Artist = Inkubus Sukkubus Released = 1998 Recorded = mdash; Genre = Pagan rock Length = mdash; Label = Resurrection Records Producer = mdash; Reviews = Last album = Vampyre Erotica… …   Wikipedia

  • away with the fairies —    Someone who is away with the fairies is in such a dreamy state that they are not totally in touch with reality and give the impression of being slightly mad.     It s no use trying to explain the problem to her she s away with the fairies! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • away with you — British spoken used for telling someone to go away or to stop worrying about you Away with you! shouted Rory. I don t need your advice! …   English dictionary

  • away with the fairies — adjective (to be) not with it, dreaming, not all there Now, I know the story is away with the fairies, but he produces a body and I take him down to the station to talk to the detectives …   Wiktionary

  • away with — 1. Take away, put out of the way, destroy. 2. Bear, endure, tolerate, get on with …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • To make away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • away with you! — get out of here!, go away! …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Away with the fairies — 1. daydreaming; 2. mentally unsound or eccentric; 3. not in touch with reality; 4. incapacitated by alcohol …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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