get out of someone's hair
get out of someone's hair verb: to manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.
Verb
get out of someone's hair (third-person singular simple present gets out of someone's hair, present participle getting out of someone's hair, simple past got out of someone's hair, past participle (UK) got out of someone's hair or (US) gotten out of someone's hair)
- To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.
- Me, if I broke up with a man, I would not have sex with him again just to get him out of my hair as easily as possible.
Forms of get out of someone's hair
| third-person singular present | gets out of someone's hair |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting out of someone's hair |
| past | got out of someone's hair |
| past participle UK | got out of someone's hair |
| past participle US | gotten out of someone's hair |
Questions about get out of someone's hair
- What does get out of someone's hair mean?
- Get out of someone's hair means to manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.
- What part of speech is get out of someone's hair?
- Get out of someone's hair is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get out of someone's hair?
- The past tense of get out of someone's hair is got out of someone's hair.
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