getting out of someone's hair

A form of get out of someone's hair — To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get out of someone's hair
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getting out of someone's hair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20out%20of%20someone's%20hair

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Chicago

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

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