get out of (something)

idiom

1

: to avoid doing (something)

I didn't want to go to the lecture, but I couldn't get out of it.

He tried to get out of doing his homework.

2

: to stop having (a habit)

I used to exercise every day, but I got out of the habit.

3

: to stop being in or involved in (something)

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

Examples of get out of (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Heat would have nine months to get out of the tax, because tax bills are not set until the final day of the regular season. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025

Sharing the same ship for 15 days encouraged us all to get out of our bubbles. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025

Witnesses told police the car’s alarm was going off because the 8-year-old was trying to get out of the car. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025

The truth is that the AI camp is just trying to get out of paying for something instead of getting it for free. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025