get (someone) off (your) back

informal

to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you.

I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back.

• a night out on the town
• a night owl
• an Indian summer
• a nine-day wonder
• an inside job
• a nip and a tuck
• a nip and tuck
• a nip in the air
• an iron fist in a velvet glove
• an iron hand in a velvet glove
• an iron man
• an ivory tower
• a nod's as good as a wink.
• an old chestnut
• an old flame
• an old hand
• an old head on young shoulders
• an old maid
• an old wives' tale
• an olive branch
• a no-lose situation
• a non sequitur
• an open book
• an open marriage
• an open sesame