get (something) out of (something or someone)

idiom

: to take (something) from (something or someone)

The police officer got the gun out of the suspect's hand.

The police officer got a confession out of the suspect.

: to gain (something) from (something)

What do you hope to get out of this experience?

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

Recent Examples on the Web Mall traffic usually spikes in the summer as shoppers look to get out of the heat. —

Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 11 July 2024 Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television. —

Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 July 2024 Trump While Democrats across the country have called for Biden to drop his reelection bid, Republicans are not calling for Trump to get out of the race — despite his being impeached twice, indicted four times, and convicted of 34 felony counts. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2024 While 53- and 54-year-olds were excused from the requirements to get out of the time limit rule previously, in October, the criteria now apply to them as well. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for get (something) out of (something or someone)

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