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.

Examples of get (someone) out of (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Germany, uncharacteristically, failed to get out of the group stages of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and was eliminated in the round of 16 by England at Euro 2020. —Manuel Veth, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

Someone can get out of default on their student loans through rehabilitating or consolidating their debt, Mayotte said. —Annie Nova, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025

Trade value Salary matching in a bigger trade Age 28 Position Forward Contract Value 40.3M Expiration 2025 Forward 37 Pat Connaughton Finding a taker for Connaughton, who has fallen out of the Bucks' consistent rotation, is the key route for Milwaukee to get out of the second apron. —Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

The state should get out of the way of local law enforcement, stop handcuffing our police officers and California's cities, and get back to the business of protecting innocent citizens. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025