getting out of someone's face

A form of get out of someone's face — To stop aggressively bothering someone; to step down from confrontation with someone.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get out of someone's face
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APA

getting out of someone's face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20out%20of%20someone's%20face

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“getting out of someone's face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20out%20of%20someone's%20face. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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