Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get out of someone's face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
get out of -some-one's -face
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop aggressively bothering someone; to step down from confrontation with someone.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets out of someone's face (present, singular) getting out of someone's face (participle, present) got out of someone's face (past) got out of someone's face (UK, participle) gotten out of someone's face (US, participle)

Questions

What does get out of someone's face mean?
To stop aggressively bothering someone; to step down from confrontation with someone.

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