摘要:He kept complaining about my late replies, so I finally said "Get off my back!
get off one's back摆脱/停止对某人的唠叨、纠缠或反复批评;不再烦扰某人(如停止批评或缠磨等)
强调摆脱他人持续性的唠叨、催促、批评、指责或干涉,恢复个人自主空间。如:
My wife got off my back about household chores after I hired a cleaner.
我雇了清洁工之后,妻子就不再为家务事唠叨我了。
I wish you'd get off my back about checking your messages—trust me, I'll do it later.
求你别再唠叨让我看消息了——相信我,我等会儿会看的。
He kept complaining about my late replies, so I finally said "Get off my back!
他一直抱怨我回复太慢,我最后忍不住说“别烦我了!
Sarah asked her colleagues to cover for her while she took a short break, hoping to get her boss off her back.
萨拉请求同事在她短暂休息时替她工作,希望能让她的老板别再缠着她。
He kept on at me to such an extent that occasionally I wished he would get off my back.
他一直对我唠叨个没完,有时我真希望他不要再烦我了。
I told my parents I would clean my room later, just to get them off my back.
我告诉父母我会稍后打扫房间,只是为了让他们不再烦我。
Why don't you get off my back about our anniversary plans? I've already booked the restaurant.
你能不能别再催我关于周年纪念的计划了?我已经订好餐厅了。
The teacher got off the student's back once she saw he was making progress.
看到那个学生在进步,老师就不再批评他了。
Opposition leaders demanded the government get off people's backs with excessive regulations.
反对党领袖要求政府停止用过多规章纠缠民众。
Small business owners are begging policymakers to get off their backs about tax filings.
小企业主恳求政策制定者别再为税务申报的事纠缠他们了。
The sergeant got off his men's back after they completed the training ahead of schedule.
士兵们提前完成训练后,中士就不再对他们唠叨了。
(注意back用了单数)
get out of one's hair暂时摆脱烦扰(后续文章详解)
leave sb. alone单纯要求独处
来源:翅膀英语一点号