go howl at the moon in English

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          "ref": "2008, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk, page 28",
          "text": "Tell him to go howl at the moon, Charles.",
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        "Go away; get lost; a rude dismissal."
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        "(imperative, colloquial) Go away; get lost; a rude dismissal."
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"go howl at the moon" meaning in English

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