get away from it all

idiom

: to go on vacation
We went on a cruise to get away from it all.

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The start of summer travel season is underway, and Americans are crowding into airports, interstates, and cruise terminals, family in tow, to get away from it all for a week or two. Time, 22 June 2023 Otherwise, Saba is a tranquil place to get away from it all, to relax and read a book as puffy clouds drift by silently, grazing the green peaks of its signature hills. Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 Despite Japan’s notoriously frenetic pace, in recent years the luxury hotel scene has made headway in defining the country as the perfect place to go to simply get away from it all. Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022 Instead, this e-bike was developed for the rider who wants to both stand out from the crowd and get away from it all. Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for get away from it all

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“Get away from it all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20away%20from%20it%20all. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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