not know where someone gets off

idiom

US
used to say that one is angry because someone has done something that is not right or has no right to do
I don't know where he gets off telling me what to do.
Where does he get off telling me what to do?

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“Not know where someone gets off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20know%20where%20someone%20gets%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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