"go play in traffic"

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #361 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (82)”, question 2

“You kids have to leave me alone while I work. I need to concentrate. Instead of bothering me, why don’t you go play in ?” Sam said to his bothersome children.

(a) sand
(b) field
(c) traffic
(d) lake

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #361 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (82)”, answer 2

“You kids have to leave me alone while I work. I need to concentrate. Instead of bothering me, why don’t you go play in traffic?” Sam said to his bothersome children.

Correct answer: (c) traffic

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
“You kids have to leave me alone while I work. I need to concentrate. Instead of bothering me, why don’t you go play in sand?” Sam said to his bothersome children.
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“go play in traffic” - is this correct?

Yes. It is a cruel-sounding idiom, but it is a joking way to tell children not to bother you.