shove off

Related to shove off: stick to, Consist Of, have to shove off, bumped into

shove off

1. Literally, to push against a dock in order to move one's boat away from shore. I'll need you to shove off while I steer the boat.
2. By extension, to leave or depart. We both need to be up early tomorrow, so we'll be shoving off soon.
See also: off, shove
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shove off

v.
1. To push some boat away from shore in leaving: The captain leaned over the gunwale and shoved off from the dock.
2. To leave: I had better shove off, or I will be late. Shove off!—I'm sick of your complaining!
See also: off, shove
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (one) has got to be shoving off
  • (one) has got to shove off
  • (one) has to be shoving off
  • (one) has to shove off
  • in dock
  • (one) has to push off
  • (one) has to be pushing off
  • (one) has got to push off
  • (one) has got to be pushing off
  • (it's) time to shove off
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