get out of someone's hair

verb

To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.

“Me, if I broke up with a man, I would not have sex with him again just to get him out of my hair as easily as possible.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets out of someone's hair · participle present getting out of someone's hair · past got out of someone's hair · UK participle past got out of someone's hair · US participle past gotten out of someone's hair

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.

    Me, if I broke up with a man, I would not have sex with him again just to get him out of my hair as easily as possible.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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