stop the world, I want to get off

stop the world, I want to get off

A phrase said humorously or hyperbolically when one wants to escape the chaos or problems of their everyday life. Everything is just so crazy right now between work and school that I seriously need a break. Stop the world, I want to get off!
See also: get, off, stop, want
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • chain (someone or something) to (something)
  • chain to
  • as far as the eye can see
  • as far as the eye can/could see
  • (someone's or something's) days are numbered
  • days are numbered, one's
  • curl up and die
  • be a fate worse than death
  • and his mother
  • (one's) head on a plate/platter