"get on someone's case" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: get on someone's case
Etymology: : get on someone's case < → δείτε τις λέξεις get, on, someone's και case
  1. ρίχνομαι, επικρίνω κάποιον με ενοχλητικό τρόπο για κάτι που έχει κάνει
    Sense id: el-get_on_someone's_case-en-phrase-zYtRYasS Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά), Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
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  "etymology_text": ": get on someone's case < → δείτε τις λέξεις get, on, someone's και case",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "get on someone's case"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She got on my case because I was late.",
          "translation": "Μου ρίχτηκε επειδή άργησα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ρίχνομαι, επικρίνω κάποιον με ενοχλητικό τρόπο για κάτι που έχει κάνει"
      ],
      "id": "el-get_on_someone's_case-en-phrase-zYtRYasS",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get on someone's case"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": get on someone's case < → δείτε τις λέξεις get, on, someone's και case",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "get on someone's case"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She got on my case because I was late.",
          "translation": "Μου ρίχτηκε επειδή άργησα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ρίχνομαι, επικρίνω κάποιον με ενοχλητικό τρόπο για κάτι που έχει κάνει"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get on someone's case"
}

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