Give Someone Down the Road or Down the Banks

In parts of Appalachia, the expression give someone down the road means “to reprimand” someone or “tell someone to get lost.” In Ireland, to give someone down the banks has a somewhat similar meaning, apparently referring to pushing that person into a peat bog. This is part of a complete episode.

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