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get out of someone's hair

idiom
Meaning

To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.


Examples
SIMPLE

I will finish my work now to get out of your hair.

CONTEXTUAL

The children were playing loudly in the office, so I took them to the park to get out of my colleague's hair.

COMPLEX

After spending the entire afternoon offering unsolicited advice on the project, he finally realized he should leave and get out of the manager's hair.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  6. 06

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  7. 07

    barnet

    [Cockney slang]hair

  8. 08

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

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