What does "¡Qué se vaya!" mean?

Question

I was translating a Spanish "sitcom" into English and discovered this phrase that I can't quite pin down. It sounds like it might be an idiom but I can't find it anywhere and other translation sites give me a literal translation that doesn't seem to make sense in context.

Here is the conversation:

... "pero, (él) es simpatico."

"Y (él) es amable."

"Pero esa ropa!"

"Su ropa está fuera de moda."

"Qué se vaya!"

(end of conversation).

By the way, this is episode 1 of Extra (around 12:00 in). Thanks!

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One quick note of extra context: this is a conversation between two people (alternating on different lines) talking about a third person who is in a different room. Both people say "Qué se vaya!" at the same time. - Rectorbj, Jun 13, 2016

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Answer 1

This is not an idiom but an abreviated form of "¡Quiero que se vaya! / ¡Qué se vaya!"

It´s a very common way of being emphatic, ie: " ¡Qué no! / ¡Ya te dije que no!"

Answer 2

I did a search and found someone had asked this on Word reference. I took the general view to be get him out of here /get rid etc. In other words both girls think he is a loser and want him to get lost.

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Thanks for the help! I eventually came to the same conclusion after the characters continued to use that saying. - Rectorbj, Jun 13, 2016

Answer 3

I think in the context of that conversation, it means, "aah, get out of here" - a dismissive expression to the other person; in London, we would say, "aah, get lost" in a friendly way. Just my opinion

The only issue I have with this is that both parties seem to be in agreement about their dislike of the third person's choice of clothes. Maybe they're both expressing frustration toward this circumstance (they both say this phrase together). - Rectorbj, Jun 13, 2016