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

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get out of someone's hair.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets out of someone's hair [present, singular, third-person], getting out of someone's hair [participle, present], got out of someone's hair [past], got out of someone's hair [UK, participle, past], gotten out of someone's hair [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> out of someone's hair|head=get out of someone's hair}} get out of someone's hair (third-person singular simple present gets out of someone's hair, present participle getting out of someone's hair, simple past got out of someone's hair, past participle (UK) got out of someone's hair or (US) gotten out of someone's hair)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_out_of_someone's_hair-en-verb-qyujt~Sk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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