get off one's tail

get off one's tail {v. phr.}, {slang}

To get busy, to start working.

OK you guys! Get off your tails and get cracking!

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tail

[tail] See: [COW'S TAIL], [HEADS I WIN], [TAILS YOU LOSE], [MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF], [TURN TAIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cow's tail] {n.}, {dialect} A person who is behind others. * /John was the cow's tail at the exam./ * /Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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