get off someone's case

verb

To stop criticizing someone.

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Meanings

verbget off someone's case (third-person singular simple present gets off someone's case, present participle getting off someone's case, simple past got off someone's case, past participle (UK) got off someone's case or (US) gotten off someone's case)

present singular third person gets off someone's case · participle present getting off someone's case · past got off someone's case · UK participle past got off someone's case · US participle past gotten off someone's case

  1. informalTo stop criticizing someone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get off someone's back
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APA

get off someone's case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20off%20someone's%20case

MLA

“get off someone's case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20off%20someone's%20case. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get off someone's case,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20off%20someone's%20case.

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