get off someone's back en · VERB
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, idiomatic, informal) To cease pestering or criticizing someone; to leave someone alone.
Nothing gets an overly inquisitive auntie or an uncle with unpalatable political views off your back like a Boxing Day fixture.
2016, Daniel Gray, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets off someone's back | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| getting off someone's back | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got off someone's back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got off someone's back | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten off someone's back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |