"go it, ye cripples" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Said to have been a facetious rendering of the last line of Virgil's Eclogues: "Ite domum saturæ, venit Hesperus, ite capellæ"; or, "Go it, ye cripples, crutches are cheap." Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=go it, ye cripples}} go it, ye cripples
  1. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of go it (“keep it up; term of encouragement”) Tags: obsolete, slang Synonyms: go it [synonym, synonym-of], go it, you cripples
    Sense id: en-go_it,_ye_cripples-en-phrase-ruT7qTua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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