on one's back

on one's back  {adj. phr.},  {informal}
Making insistent demands of you; being an annoyance or bother.
My wife has been on my back for weeks to fix the front door screen.
I can't get any work done with the children on my back from morning until night.
Jim could do a better job if his boss weren't on his back so often.
Contrast: OFF ONE'S BACK.
Categories: adjective bother informal
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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