- get someone off back
- get (someone) off (your) back
informal
to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you.
I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back.
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get someone off back
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get someone off your back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … New idioms dictionary
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 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 back — get (someone) off (your) back informal to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you. I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back … 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 back — verb To cease pestering or criticizing someone, i.e. to leave them alone … Wiktionary
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
