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

Officers gave commands for Shane to get out of the driver’s seat and come to them. —Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024

Reach Net Zero While climate-change and freak weather occurrences grow ever more alarming, working to mitigate the damage — and reverse it — can be a reason to get out of bed in the morning. —Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Washington filed suit to get out of his contract to sell the Arkansas Hall of Fame eatery, claiming, among other things, that Nelson paid him with a hot check. —Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024

Years later, while Moore was trying to get out of prison, her daughter, who hoped Moore wouldn’t go free, addressed the California parole board. —Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024