"Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance," Mary told her mother. "Can't you get him off my back?"
The singer was so popular with teenagers that he took a secret vacation, to keep them off his back.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's back — stop from bothering someone I wish he would get off my back and stop always asking me when I am going to look for another job … Idioms and examples
off one's back — See back … A concise dictionary of English slang
the shirt off one's back — ► the shirt off one s back informal one s last remaining possessions. Main Entry: ↑shirt … English terms dictionary
get\ off\ one's\ back — v. phr. slang colloquial 1. To stop criticizing or nagging someone. Get off my back! Can t you see how busy I am? 2. See: get off one s case … Словарь американских идиом
no skin off one's back — noun No harm to one. If he wants to make a mess in his own room, its no skin off my back. Syn: no skin off ones nose … Wiktionary
the shirt off one's back — informal one s last remaining possessions we share things we d give our shirt off our back to another … Useful english dictionary
get off one's back — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To stop criticizing or nagging someone. * / Get off my back! Can t you see how busy I am? / … Dictionary of American idioms
give the shirt off one's back — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give away something or everything that you own. * /He d give you the shirt off his back./ … Dictionary of American idioms
