get (someone) out of (something)
idiom
1
: to cause or help (someone) to leave or escape from (a place)
The firemen managed to get him out of the burning building alive.
2
: to help (someone) to avoid doing (something)
My sister said she could get me out of going to the party if I really didn't want to go
3
: to cause (someone) to stop having (a habit)
All the extra work I've been doing has gotten me out of the habit of exercising.
4
: to cause (someone or something) to stop being in or involved in (something)
The company has decided to get itself out of the computer business.
She got her money out of the stock market.
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Fried threw one more pitch, a changeup, to get out of the inning and then showed the Yankees the blister.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
That good news for a company attempting to get out of a financial hole brought on by the pandemic lifted parent AMC Entertainment Holdings shares by 30 cents, or 10 percent, to $3.30 on Friday morning.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Set the vision, create the conditions and then get out of the way.
—Aniela Unguresan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
If a person remains a fugitive, they may not be granted bond to get out of jail, or a judge could be more harsh in their confinement, Sloman said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
That good news for a company attempting to get out of a financial hole brought on by the pandemic lifted parent AMC Entertainment Holdings shares by 30 cents, or 10 percent, to $3.30 on Friday morning.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Set the vision, create the conditions and then get out of the way.
—Aniela Unguresan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
If a person remains a fugitive, they may not be granted bond to get out of jail, or a judge could be more harsh in their confinement, Sloman said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for get (someone) out of (something)
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“Get (someone) out of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28someone%29%20out%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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