get (someone) out of (something)

idiom

1

: to cause or help (someone) to leave or escape from (a place)

The firemen managed to get him out of the burning building alive.

2

: to help (someone) to avoid doing (something)

My sister said she could get me out of going to the party if I really didn't want to go

3

: to cause (someone) to stop having (a habit)

All the extra work I've been doing has gotten me out of the habit of exercising.

4

: to cause (someone or something) to stop being in or involved in (something)

The company has decided to get itself out of the computer business.

She got her money out of the stock market.

Examples of get (someone) out of (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And then there’s Jones, who publicly begged to get out of Chicago before Zito came to the rescue. —Michael Russo, New York Times, 18 June 2025

To help a canine warm up to you and get out of their shells, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals suggested people do the following tips. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025

Makszin was able to get out of the vehicle on his own, Krajewski said. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025

Biliary atresia is a disease in which a baby's bile ducts become obstructed, meaning bile can't get out of the liver and into the intestine. —Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 June 2025