get off (one's) tail

1. To stop following directly behind one, especially in a car. I wish this guy would get off my tail! I'm going the speed limit, for crying out loud! Get off my tail, Jim—you keep bumping into me!

2. By extension, to stop pestering or closely observing one. The boss keeps checking in every half hour to see how the project is coming along. I wish he would get off our tail! Would you get off my tail, kids? I'm trying to concentrate here.

3. To stop being idle, lazy, or unproductive. Taken literally, the phrase means to stand up (to be "on (one's) tail" means to be sitting). You need to get off your tail and go find a job! I know I should get off my tail and go exercise, but I'm always so tired at the end of the day.

get off someone's tail

1. Fig. to stop following someone closely, usually in an automobile. Get off my tail! Keep your distance! I wish that car behind me would get off my tail.

2. Fig. to stop bothering someone; to stop monitoring someone's actions. Get off my tail! I can manage without you. Who needs your help? Get off my tail!

get off one's tail

Also, get off one's butt. Stop loafing and start doing something. For example, Get off your tail and help your mother, or I should get off my butt, but I'm exhausted. Neither slangy expression, with its allusion to the buttocks, is considered polite.

Get off my tail!

verb

See Get off my ass!

词组	get off (one's) tail
释义	get off (one's) tail get off (one's) tail 1. To stop following directly behind one, especially in a car. I wish this guy would get off my tail! I'm going the speed limit, for crying out loud! Get off my tail, Jim—you keep bumping into me! 2. By extension, to stop pestering or closely observing one. The boss keeps checking in every half hour to see how the project is coming along. I wish he would get off our tail! Would you get off my tail, kids? I'm trying to concentrate here. 3. To stop being idle, lazy, or unproductive. Taken literally, the phrase means to stand up (to be "on (one's) tail" means to be sitting). You need to get off your tail and go find a job! I know I should get off my tail and go exercise, but I'm always so tired at the end of the day. See also: get, off, tail Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get off someone's tail 1. Fig. to stop following someone closely, usually in an automobile. Get off my tail! Keep your distance! I wish that car behind me would get off my tail. 2. Fig. to stop bothering someone; to stop monitoring someone's actions. Get off my tail! I can manage without you. Who needs your help? Get off my tail! See also: get, off, tail McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. get off one's tail Also, get off one's butt. Stop loafing and start doing something. For example, Get off your tail and help your mother, or I should get off my butt, but I'm exhausted. Neither slangy expression, with its allusion to the buttocks, is considered polite. See also: get, off, tail The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Get off my tail! verb See Get off my ass! See also: get, off McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: for crying out loud For crying out loud! it's a crying shame be a crying shame for crying in a bucket crying drunk crying shame crying shame, a a crying shame shame
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