# get out of someone's hair

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/get-out-of-someones-hair
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.

## Examples

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

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