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got off someone's case

got off someone's case is the simple past and past participle of get off someone's case.

Meaning of get off someone's case

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To stop criticizing someone.

Questions about got off someone's case

What is got off someone's case the simple past and past participle of?
Got off someone's case is the simple past and past participle of get off someone's case.

Words near got off someone's case in the dictionary

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

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