- get off tail
- get off (your) tail
American, very informal
to stop being lazy and start doing something.
You've just got to get off your tail and start looking for a job.
(often an order)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get off tail
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get off your tail — get off (your) tail American, very informal to stop being lazy and start doing something. You ve just got to get off your tail and start looking for a job. (often an order) … New idioms dictionary
get\ off\ one's\ case — • get off one s case • get off one s back • get off one s tail v. phr. To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. Get off my case! he cried angrily. You re worse than the cops. Contrast: on one s case … Словарь американских идиом
Get off my ass! — AND Get off my tail!; Get off my back! exclam. Leave me alone!; Stop following me!; Stop dogging me! (Usually objectionable.) □ Stop pestering me! Get off my ass! □ If you don’t get off my back, I’m gonna slug you! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get\ off\ one's\ tail — v. phr. slang 1. To get busy, to start working. OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking! 2. See: get off one s case … Словарь американских идиом
get off one's tail — {v. phr.}, {slang} To get busy, to start working. * /OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
get off one's tail — {v. phr.}, {slang} To get busy, to start working. * /OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
get off one's case — or[back] or[tail] {v. phr.} To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. * / Get off my case! he cried angrily. You re worse than the cops. / Contrast: ON ONE S CASE … Dictionary of American idioms
get off one's case — or[back] or[tail] {v. phr.} To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. * / Get off my case! he cried angrily. You re worse than the cops. / Contrast: ON ONE S CASE … Dictionary of American idioms
Get off my tail! — Go to Get off my ass! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tail — tail1 W3S2 [teıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(aircraft)¦ 3¦(shirt)¦ 4¦(back part)¦ 5 tails 6 the tail end of something 7 be on somebody s tail 8¦(follow)¦ 9 turn tail … Dictionary of contemporary English
