get out of (something)
idiom
1
: to avoid doing (something)
I didn't want to go to the lecture, but I couldn't get out of it.
He tried to get out of doing his homework.
2
: to stop having (a habit)
I used to exercise every day, but I got out of the habit.
3
: to stop being in or involved in (something)
The company has decided to get out of the computer business.
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Failing that, the Jets needed to get out of their own way.
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Sanders caught on to the trick that was being played on him by that point, and in the end, the NFL acted swiftly on a Falcons organization that recently hasn’t been able to get out of its own way.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Plants and pollinators can get out of sync Plants and their pollinators face another problem as the rate of climate change increases: Many plants rely on insects and other animals for seed and pollen dispersal.
—Courtney McGinnis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
His wife Ingrid, who met Gómezwhen both were students at Addison Trail High School, joked that her husband may try to use his award to get out of doing laundry at home.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Sanders caught on to the trick that was being played on him by that point, and in the end, the NFL acted swiftly on a Falcons organization that recently hasn’t been able to get out of its own way.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Plants and pollinators can get out of sync Plants and their pollinators face another problem as the rate of climate change increases: Many plants rely on insects and other animals for seed and pollen dispersal.
—Courtney McGinnis, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
His wife Ingrid, who met Gómezwhen both were students at Addison Trail High School, joked that her husband may try to use his award to get out of doing laundry at home.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get out of (something)
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“Get out of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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