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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With no room for error, Sloan struck the Jayhawk to get out of the jam and kept the score tied in the bottom of the seventh.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
The manager went back out to make a change after Seager walked and Nathaniel Lowe singled, but Luis García worked around a single to get out of the inning.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
The manager went back out to make a change after Seager walked and Nathaniel Lowe singled, but Luis García worked around a single to get out of the inning.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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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 28 May. 2024.
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