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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Less than a year after their clandestine chat, neither has managed to get out of the assassin business.
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 June 2025
Their idea to help people get out of their homes and get to know their neighbors better?
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
The older boy was able to get out of the car in Englewood and banged on a neighbor’s door for help, prosecutors said.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
If on or near the southern portion of Lake Tahoe, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 June 2025
Their idea to help people get out of their homes and get to know their neighbors better?
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
The older boy was able to get out of the car in Englewood and banged on a neighbor’s door for help, prosecutors said.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
If on or near the southern portion of Lake Tahoe, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 June 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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