(I) have to shove off.

(I) have to shove off.
(I) have to shove off. & (I've) got to be shoving off. & (I've) got to shove off. & (I) have to push off. & (It 's) time to shove off.
a phrase announcing one's need to depart. •

John: Look at the time! I have to shove off! Jane: Bye, John.

Jane: Time to shove off. I have to feed the cats. John: Bye, Jane.

Fred: I have to push off. Bye. Jane: See you around. Bye.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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