Meaning of the word "get off someone's back" in English

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get off someone's back

US /ɡɛt ɔf ˈsʌm.wʌnz bæk/
UK /ɡɛt ɔf ˈsʌm.wʌnz bæk/
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Idiom

1.

to stop annoying someone or criticizing them constantly

Example:
Please just get off my back! I'll do it when I'm ready.
His boss needs to get off his back about the report; it's almost finished.
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