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get off someone's case

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
get of-f -some-one's -case
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop criticizing someone.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets off someone's case (present, singular) getting off someone's case (participle, present) got off someone's case (past) got off someone's case (UK, participle) gotten off someone's case (US, participle)

Phrases

get off someone's back

Frequently Paired Words

get off someone's back

Questions

What does get off someone's case mean?
To stop criticizing someone.

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