be rid of
idiom
: to no longer have or be affected or bothered by (someone or something that is unwanted or annoying)
He thought he'd never be rid of her.
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And as yesteryear’s hunters walk their last trails, more widows and kids want to be rid of the old guns.
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Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024
With that one move, the United States would be rid of Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and Jerry Jones.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
At first, the neighbor wants to be rid of his young charge.
—Emily Tamkin, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
The southerners, for their part, wish to be rid of the Arabs and Islamism once and for all.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
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Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024
With that one move, the United States would be rid of Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and Jerry Jones.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
At first, the neighbor wants to be rid of his young charge.
—Emily Tamkin, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
The southerners, for their part, wish to be rid of the Arabs and Islamism once and for all.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
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