get off my lawn

English

Adjective

get off my lawn (comparative more get off my lawn, superlative most get off my lawn)

1. Alternative form of get-off-my-lawn
   • 2013 April 22, Evan Selinger, “Facebook Home Propaganda Makes Selfishness Contagious”, in Wired:

     This isn’t intended to be a “get off my lawn!” argument, though it is indeed old-fashioned to believe everyone deserves respect.

   • 2016 January 28, Matt Bruenig, “Joan Walsh to Young Bernie Sanders Supporters: Get Off My Lawn”, in In These Times:

     But putting aside the throwaway “most admired woman” line, this has got to be the most “get off my lawn” tweet I have ever seen in my life.

   • 2016 October 1, David Wasson, “Get off my lawn, Blake Barnett!”, in BamaHammer:

     We suppose everybody in life experiences moments like this week, those “get off my lawn!” glimpses into the old codger you are vs. the young idealist you used to be.

   • 2016, Sophie Hudson, Giddy Up, Eunice: (Because Women Need Each Other), →ISBN:

     One of the kicky things about sitting here in the middle of my forties is that sometimes I find myself bogged down in what I like to call the “kids, get off my lawn” syndrome.