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Phrase(s): 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!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs