on someone's back

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English[edit]

Prepositional phrase[edit]

on someone's back

  1. (informal) Nagging or harassing someone.
    My mother's been on my back about getting a job.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on,‎ someone's,‎ back.

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