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get off back
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 backget 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)