get off someone's back

get off someone's back
To cease pestering or criticizing someone, i.e. to leave them alone.

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  • get off someone's back — get off (someone s) back informal get (someone) off (your) back to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. Can t you just get off his back and let him rest for a while? …   New idioms dictionary

  • get off someone’s back — [v] leave alone back off, get off someone’s case, let someone breathe, stop annoying, stop nagging; concepts 30,83 …   New thesaurus

  • get off someone's back — To stop pestering or bothering someone • • • Main Entry: ↑back …   Useful english dictionary

  • get off someone's back or case — idi+inf get off someone s back or case, Slang. to cease to nag or criticize someone …   From formal English to slang

  • get off someone’s back — AND get off someone’s case in. to stop annoying someone. (Compare this with get on someone’s case.) □ I wish you’d get off my back. □ Get off my case! You aren’t my mother …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • get off someone’s case — Go to get off someone’s back …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • get\ off\ one's\ back — v. phr. slang colloquial 1. To stop criticizing or nagging someone. Get off my back! Can t you see how busy I am? 2. See: get off one s case …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get off one's back — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To stop criticizing or nagging someone. * / Get off my back! Can t you see how busy I am? / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get off one's back — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To stop criticizing or nagging someone. * / Get off my back! Can t you see how busy I am? / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get off one's back — leave someone alone and not bother them I wish that the supervisor would get off my back …   Idioms and examples

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