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 that he took a secret vacation, to keep them off his back. Antonym: ON ONE'S BACK
2. See: GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK.
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