get out of the town

[payal desai]

"Get out of the town"
why don't I find the above sentence in any books of idiom, is it an idiom?

 

[Tdol]

Not that I know. You could say Get out of town to tell someone to leave a place.

 

[Vidor]

not a teacher

Or to express incredulity, usually of a positive nature.

"I made a million dollars in the stock market last year."

"Really? Get out of town!"

 

[freezeframe]

Re: not a teacher

Or to express incredulity, usually of a positive nature.

"I made a million dollars in the stock market last year."

"Really? Get out of town!"

You can also say "Get out!"

It was a running gag on Seinfeld

YouTube - GET OUT!!

 

[Tdol]

Re: not a teacher

Or to express incredulity, usually of a positive nature.

"I made a million dollars in the stock market last year."

"Really? Get out of town!"

Thanks- I completely missed that. ;-)