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gets off someone's back

gets off someone's back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off someone's back.

Meaning of get off someone's back

Verb

get off someone's back (third-person singular simple present gets off someone's back, present participle getting off someone's back, simple past got off someone's back, past participle (UK) got off someone's back or (US) gotten off someone's back)

  1. (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

Questions about gets off someone's back

What is gets off someone's back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets off someone's back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off someone's back.

Words near gets off someone's back in the dictionary

  1. gets off on the wrong foot
  2. gets off one's ass
  3. gets off one's backside
  4. gets off one's chest
  5. gets off one's high horse
  6. gets off someone's back
  7. gets off someone's case
  8. gets off the ground
  9. gets off the mark
  10. gets off the nut
  11. gets off with

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