Learn English meaning of 'get off one's back'

Sometimes I really want my parents to get off my back, like when my parents see me not doing homework they yell at me and it is not good!

same here.my parrents don’t beleive that I have become an adult:(

Snow, in Ukraine, we also bargain on the market. A good deal, for sure, will make you smarter. But the bargaining was done just on the spot, without preliminary ads for it like somebody was calling you, following you or begging you. In Ukraine, if you didn’t make a good deal – it’s ok, just shrug your shoulders, sign and move on. I love bargaining, even in stores. In canada the best bargaining skills to show your smartness is when you buy a car. This is where a lot of homework needs to be done.

@julito and ola33,In old times,bargain with the seller was common phenomenon no matter what you buy ,at least bargaining within ten minutes,It always becomes a way to show how intelligent you are and how well you are familiar with the market quotation.sometimes you pretent to go and the seller will persuade you to stay and give you a discount.but now ,we prefer to the store with no bargain and no sale followers.

I think everyone had the same experience as jessica and kim.I will never tell my mom to get off my back.i am happy my parent was there give me allowance and doing the chore.deeply i know one day no one would do this for me.

Julito, I heard one guy so much exelled in it that a seller was running after him begging to return the item, so good a deal was. Too much honor the buyer paid to the seller:)

OLA, i was told that in the Middle East if you don`t bargain it is almost as an insult to the  shop owner . Bargaining is mandatory !!!  jejejejeje!!!  I guess that it is part of their culture . Native people  go shopping and start arguing about the price ,sometimes got into a fierce discussion over it, but this doesn`t stop the owner from offering to the client an anisette that is gladly accepted. In the end ,after much arguing and more anisettes the client got a substantial discount and everybody is content.    :)))))

Julito, bargaining in Asian countries is really an art! Imagine how many gullible once that boy relentlessly follows and somebody for sure would fall for that and would be brought into the ‘treacherous store’. I probably would have been the one :)))

oh god i have a similar expirience here :(

Your story is so hilarious, dear Julito. I wish I had been there to see you getting all irritated when the boy showed up again. 

It was nice to see your profile page finally and learn that you’re a graduate of the school of hard knocks. It certainly is the best school in the world, isn’t it? 

yeah when I was in high school, I had to stay with my parents. it was quite disturbing when I was late from school, they were suspecting of me that I may be hanging outside or playing games with friends. what was wrong with playing?they even stalked me, about where I was going…obviously, too much care is annoying. but parents should take care of their children in a way that could balance and not choke them. this way, the child will take his own responsiblities and decisions.

Ola, hola, yes,i couldn`t believed that he had been following us all along and up to the 3rd. floor of the mall. He was so adamant in his request that we should buy  at the place he had in mind.A relentless fly all over me, i was really pissed off with him. :))))

When  shopping in Asian countries one`s must be very focus if you want to cut a deal , i mean bargaining and all that , but i was so nervous that i couldn`t get the boy off my back that half  jokingly and half seriously I told my friend that next time go on your own . Hands off Julito !!!!

Now, I’m so grateful that I have more freedom my dad and mom allowed me after I joined university. Before, I couldn’t even hang out with my friends.

They were caring for me, and they were always saying it was for my interest, but it was still bothering me. I mean of course I wanted some room to do what I want, decide the best for my own by myself, but they always interfered. 

The most funny that my little brother, and he’s a teen, has started lately to go out with his friends till late, and I feel worried about him all the time, and I can’t even sleep until he’s back home maybe a bit before midnight, and when I try to talk to him, he tells me to get off his back and to leave him alone.

Now I realize that parents are always right, because no one will ever care about you like them, even yourself..

Julito, your post made me laugh. You were so happy not to see the boy again…but here he is.. :))

Joun Kim’s parents are worried as their beloved daughter is far far away. Of course they will want to hear from Joun. And they expect her to call one a week. How is that too much. It wound’t be much even if they expected her to call everyday. They are her Mom and Dad. Joun, you have no right to tell them to get off your back. 

I think people who have kids understands better why we shouldn’t tell our parents to get off our back. Like buttafly wrote.

I don`t quite agree with this subject. At least in the west, parents give a lot of freedom to their daughters. And I agree with Dear Shoba and Buttafly , we should never show disrespect to our progenitors

I was in India and my friend wanted to buy silk clothes , as i speak better english than her, she asked me for help. We were in a crowded area looking for a shop to  buy the silk  when  one boy came up and insisted that we go with him to a certain place , i declined ( obviously he was receiving a commission from the owner) The problem was that he wouldn`t accept a “NO” for an answer.  He kept on pestering me  all the way and ,thanks God , finally i lost sight of him. That was what i believed. We went to another area and found a galleria and on the 3rd floor the silk my friend was looking for. Suddenly , out of the blue i saw him bugging  me again .Dear Lord !!i couldn`t got him off my back. 

Never ever whould I dare to tell my parents to get off my back. I think it’s disrespectful. Truth be told, I would feel extremely hurt if one of my girls used this phrase on me. I’m a so called Mama Bear – which means I am commited to caring. My mind is consumed with thoughts about my children’s well-being. I am sure Jessica’s or Kim’s parents are only animated by the best intentions. Although giving a 20 something woman some allowance is pushing it a bit :)) Other than that, parenting is a glorious, never ending adventure. Therefore I’ll never stop providing that service to my girls…just like my parents never stopped providing it to me ;)  Also, if something needs to be done because Mom or Dad said so, this should be it . no further discussion ;)

I’d say it’s sort of mutual thing to bug. It can be both from parents and children side. Parents want the best for their kids, that’s why they keep on pestering to clean up the room, to do the homework, to come home before midnight. Teens are usually are in their own world and want to be left alone. Let’s cut them some slack-hormones! But if they’re hungry, they will bug you! They’ve got a huge appetite! So every one has got his bugging share to get on somebody’ back..

Parents do get under our skin when they treat us like kids. I really hate it when my mother (who is on a 6-month visit to Sri Lanka at present) makes a big deal when I fail to oil my hair on Saturdays or don’t come back home on time from my classes.

But since it’s done out of love and care for us, telling them to get off our back would be heartless. 

Just bite the bullet and put up with it, Jessica and Joun Kim! 

Parents loves us thats why they care for us ,it should not mean that they are bothering us .they just wants us to be happy and safe and  most of the people  reliaze this blessing only after when they become parents its just the blessings from God  .i mean asks those people who dont have parents how they feel .in islam it is mandatory for muslim to take care of his parents and you cannot even raise your voice infront of them so just show patience treat them nicely …