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 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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Calvert['kælvət]
Colombano-Italian
Long[lɔŋ]
Corrinekə-REENEnglish
Aili-Finnish
Yoav-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew