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gotten off someone's back

gotten 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 gotten off someone's back

What is gotten off someone's back the past participle of?
Gotten off someone's back is the past participle of get off someone's back.

Words near gotten off someone's back in the dictionary

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

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