get rid of

phrase

: to do something so as to no longer have or be affected or bothered by (something or someone that is unwanted)

It's time to get rid of this old sweater.

I can't seem to get rid of this cold.

He stayed on talking and talking. She finally got rid of him by saying she had to make dinner.

Examples of get rid of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here’s how to get rid of flies for good, with or without a pest professional. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Here’s how to spot bedbugs in hotels, homes and elsewhere and how to get rid of them. — Kate Linderman, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

This comes amid backlash to Sony’s move to get rid of physical games, with thousands of gamers flooding Sony’s Playstation blog announcement to vent their anger—ranging from disappointment to threatening to stop supporting Playstation altogether. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Sweep corners and under furniture to get rid of webs and debris. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for get rid of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove