"get out of someone's face" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets out of someone's face [present, singular, third-person], getting out of someone's face [participle, present], got out of someone's face [past], got out of someone's face [UK, participle, past], gotten out of someone's face [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> out of someone's face|head=get out of someone's face}} get out of someone's face (third-person singular simple present gets out of someone's face, present participle getting out of someone's face, simple past got out of someone's face, past participle (UK) got out of someone's face or (US) gotten out of someone's face)
  1. (colloquial, often imperative) To stop aggressively bothering someone; to step down from confrontation with someone. Tags: colloquial, imperative, often
    Sense id: en-get_out_of_someone's_face-en-verb-ogvaH06Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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