get (something) out of (something or someone)
idiom
1
: to take (something) from (something or someone)
The police officer got the gun out of the suspect's hand.
The police officer got a confession out of the suspect.
2
: to gain (something) from (something)
What do you hope to get out of this experience?
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The mud and reeds were replaced with large, round bushes that leaked a thick sap that was next to impossible to get out of clothes.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
There are certainly teams that would love to get him into their pitching labs and see if there is a way to unlock some potential that the Rays just haven't been able to get out of him.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
By the time the Bottled-in-Bond Act passed in 1897, Herbst decided to get out of the sourcing business and purchased a distillery in Frankfort to make his own whiskey.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
And yet, to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, the misfortune of others cannot be the driving force behind a push to get out of the play-in bracket in the East after three consecutive seasons of doing the postseason the hard way.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
There are certainly teams that would love to get him into their pitching labs and see if there is a way to unlock some potential that the Rays just haven't been able to get out of him.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
By the time the Bottled-in-Bond Act passed in 1897, Herbst decided to get out of the sourcing business and purchased a distillery in Frankfort to make his own whiskey.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
And yet, to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, the misfortune of others cannot be the driving force behind a push to get out of the play-in bracket in the East after three consecutive seasons of doing the postseason the hard way.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for get (something) out of (something or someone)
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“Get (something) out of (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20out%20of%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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