Very Informalphrase
mandare a quel paese
to tell someone to get lost, to tell someone off
Literal Translation
"to send someone to that country"
Formal Equivalent
congedare bruscamente, allontanare qualcuno
Examples in Context
"L'ho mandato a quel paese quando ha iniziato a insultarmi."
"I told him to get lost when he started insulting me."
"Un giorno di questi lo mando a quel paese, giuro."
"One of these days I'm going to tell him where to go, I swear."
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Cultural Note
A classic Italian euphemism — 'quel paese' is a polite substitute for a much ruder destination. Everyone understands what it really means. There's also the stronger variant 'mandare a fanculo' which is the explicit version.
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