- tail, be (or get) on one's
- 1. Be in search of one in order to scold or recriminate.2. Follow.
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
tail, be (or get) on one's
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get\ off\ one's\ case — • get off one s case • get off one s back • get off one s tail v. phr. To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. Get off my case! he cried angrily. You re worse than the cops. Contrast: on one s case … Словарь американских идиом
get\ off\ one's\ tail — v. phr. slang 1. To get busy, to start working. OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking! 2. See: get off one s case … Словарь американских идиом
get off one's case — or[back] or[tail] {v. phr.} To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. * / Get off my case! he cried angrily. You re worse than the cops. / Contrast: ON ONE S CASE … Dictionary of American idioms
get off one's case — or[back] or[tail] {v. phr.} To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. * / Get off my case! he cried angrily. You re worse than the cops. / Contrast: ON ONE S CASE … Dictionary of American idioms
get off one's tail — {v. phr.}, {slang} To get busy, to start working. * /OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
get off one's tail — {v. phr.}, {slang} To get busy, to start working. * /OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
get one’s tail somewhere fast! — AND get one’s tail somewhere now!; get one’s tail somewhere immediately! tv. to ove oneself to a particular place fast. □ You get your tail over here immediately! □ Tell him to get his tail over here now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get on the stick — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. * /All right, man, let s get on the stick!/ Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE S TAIL … Dictionary of American idioms
get on the stick — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. * /All right, man, let s get on the stick!/ Compare: ON THE BALL, GET OFF ONE S TAIL … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ on\ the\ stick — v. phr. slang informal To get moving; to stop being idle and to start working vigorously. All right, man, let s get on the stick! Compare: on the ball, get off one s tail … Словарь американских идиом
