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get somebody off your back

(slang)

to rid yourself of someone who is annoying you I was willing to do almost anything to get her off my back.

Related vocabulary: (get) off somebody's case Opposite of: on your back

See also: back, get, off

get somebody 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. (informal)

See also: back, get, off