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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Up through the very last shot, which posits that his character may represent a kind of immortal evil, if not the devil himself, Peter Five Eight mangles its return-of-the-repressed concept with this false profundity and Spacey’s theatrical preening as the bad guy you’ll never be rid of.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
But Churchill Downs, which closed the racetrack to concentrate more on casinos, was eager to be rid of the property, and had to negotiate just one year’s valuation.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
Plaschke: The Dodgers paid $22.5 million to be rid of Trevor Bauer?
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
Still, Jughead seemed grateful to be rid of the container.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up But the 31 owners not named Dan Snyder are eager to be rid of him, so the finance committee is working with Harris to ensure that his bid meets enough of the league’s requirements to get the necessary 24 votes from owners.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
But there’s no polite, classy or defensible way to be rid of Julie altogether.
—Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
The biggest change is Disney will at long last be rid of this cringe-inducing chapter of its past.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
The desire to be rid of the virus is strong as fatigue has set in.
—Cameron Fields, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
But Churchill Downs, which closed the racetrack to concentrate more on casinos, was eager to be rid of the property, and had to negotiate just one year’s valuation.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
Plaschke: The Dodgers paid $22.5 million to be rid of Trevor Bauer?
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
Still, Jughead seemed grateful to be rid of the container.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Enter Email Sign Up But the 31 owners not named Dan Snyder are eager to be rid of him, so the finance committee is working with Harris to ensure that his bid meets enough of the league’s requirements to get the necessary 24 votes from owners.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
But there’s no polite, classy or defensible way to be rid of Julie altogether.
—Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
The biggest change is Disney will at long last be rid of this cringe-inducing chapter of its past.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
The desire to be rid of the virus is strong as fatigue has set in.
—Cameron Fields, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
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