- on (or off) someone's case
- on (or off) someone's caseinformalcontinually (or no longer) criticizing or harassing someone.→ case
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on (or off) someone's case
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off someone's case — ► on (or off) someone s case informal continually (or no longer) criticizing or harassing someone. Main Entry: ↑case … English terms dictionary
get off someone's case — get off (someone s) case informal get on (someone s) case to criticize someone in an annoying way for something that they have done. I told him very straightforwardly that the problem had already been dealt with and he was to get off my case. (=… … New idioms dictionary
get off someone's case — get off someone’s case usually in imperative spoken phrase to stop criticizing someone Will you get off my case? I’m working as fast as I can. Thesaurus: to stop criticizingsynonym Main entry: case … Useful english dictionary
get off someone's case — cvb idi sts get off someone s case, Slang. to stop nagging or criticizing someone … From formal English to slang
get off someone’s case — Go to get off someone’s back … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get off someone's case — [usually in imperative] spoken to stop criticizing someone Will you get off my case? I m working as fast as I can … English dictionary
get off someone’s back — AND get off someone’s case in. to stop annoying someone. (Compare this with get on someone’s case.) □ I wish you’d get off my back. □ Get off my case! You aren’t my mother … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
on someone's case — on someone’s case spoken phrase criticizing someone all the time She’s always on my case about punctuality. Thesaurus: words used to describe criticismhyponym to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get on someone’s case — in. to start harassing someone about a personal problem; to annoy someone. (Compare this with get off someone’s case.) □ I’ll get on Tom’s case about being late so much. □ I’m sorry, I won’t get on your case anymore … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get off someone’s back — [v] leave alone back off, get off someone’s case, let someone breathe, stop annoying, stop nagging; concepts 30,83 … New thesaurus
