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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The mud and reeds were replaced with large, round bushes that leaked a thick sap that was next to impossible to get out of clothes.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
By the time the Bottled-in-Bond Act passed in 1897, Herbst decided to get out of the sourcing business and purchased a distillery in Frankfort to make his own whiskey.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
If on or near Jordan Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2025
Second baseman Luisangel Acuña made a stellar play to help Devenski get out of the inning leaving runners on the corners.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
By the time the Bottled-in-Bond Act passed in 1897, Herbst decided to get out of the sourcing business and purchased a distillery in Frankfort to make his own whiskey.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
If on or near Jordan Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2025
Second baseman Luisangel Acuña made a stellar play to help Devenski get out of the inning leaving runners on the corners.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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