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got off someone's back

got off someone's back is the simple past of get off someone's back.

got off someone's back is the past participle 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 got off someone's back

What is got off someone's back the simple past of?
Got off someone's back is the simple past of get off someone's back.

Words near got off someone's back in the dictionary

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

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