get\ off\ one's\ case

get\ off\ one's\ case
• get off one's case
• get off one's back
• get off one's tail
v. phr.
To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one.

"Get off my case!" he cried angrily. "You're worse than the cops."

Contrast: on one's case

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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