"don't let the door hit you on the way out" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) Used as a command to leave or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic Synonyms: don't let the door hit you in the ass, don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you Translations (used to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving): cierra la puerta al salir [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
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          "note": "ска́тертью доро́га (skátertʹju doróga, literally “let the road be like a table-cloth”)",
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          "note": "ба́ба с во́зу — кобы́ле ле́гче (bába s vózu — kobýle léxče, literally “when a woman leaves the cart, the mare feels easier”)",
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          "note": "закро́й дверь с обра́тной стороны́ (zakrój dverʹ s obrátnoj storoný, literally “close the door from the reverse side”)",
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