Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting off someone's back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting of-f -some-one's back
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get off someone's back

Questions

What does getting off someone's back mean?
present participle and gerund of get off someone's back

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