get rid of
idiom
: 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.
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If you’re plagued by it, get rid of it as quickly as possible.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Owner David Rubenstein needs to get rid of Elias (maybe Cal Ripken Jr. would agree to the job) and get baseball people instead of computer geeks to run the team.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
But the oil-for-migrants proposal would likely face push back from U.S. Reps. Mario-Díaz-Balart, María Elvira Salazar and Carlos Giménez, the three Cuban American members of Congress from Miami, who successfully lobbied Trump to get rid of the licenses to companies exploiting Venezuelan oil.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
There are no immediate plans to redo the stores or get rid of old inventory and replace it with his designs.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Owner David Rubenstein needs to get rid of Elias (maybe Cal Ripken Jr. would agree to the job) and get baseball people instead of computer geeks to run the team.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
But the oil-for-migrants proposal would likely face push back from U.S. Reps. Mario-Díaz-Balart, María Elvira Salazar and Carlos Giménez, the three Cuban American members of Congress from Miami, who successfully lobbied Trump to get rid of the licenses to companies exploiting Venezuelan oil.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
There are no immediate plans to redo the stores or get rid of old inventory and replace it with his designs.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Get rid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20rid%20of. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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