Hyphenation
get up the YardTurkish pronunciation
get ʌp dhi yärdPronunciation
/ˈget ˈəp ᴛʜē ˈyärd/ /ˈɡɛt ˈʌp ðiː ˈjɑːrd/
Etymology
() The earliest usage may be traced to a primary school in Dublin. Initially, in the 1960s, the phrase meant what it literally denoted: it was a command to get up the yard, the school yard at St. Pius X National School in , Dublin. The school wardens would yell at children who were in the wrong place to Get up the yard! away from the road.