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

What parents think their kids should get out of sports may differ from what the kids want. —Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 13 Dec. 2024

Fires that get out of control or too big for the fireplace can threaten the integrity of your fireplace. —Heather Bien, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024

Having come up short three times on trying to get out of the hardcore Metropolitan Detention Center on a $50 million bail package, the 55-year-old ‘All About the Benjamins’ rapper is set to go to trial on May 5 next year and could face the rest of his life locked up if found guilty. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024

The trooper had Jones get out of the vehicle while a K-9 Unit responded to the scene. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024