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

Miller's 15-year-old and daughter and her twin 18-year-old sons were able to get out of the water safely on their own. —Doha Madani, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025

For many in the U.S., Labor Day marks the end of summer—and one last chance to get out of town before school and annual planning start. —Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Conventional leadership advice usually says a CEO should build a top-tier exec team and get out of the way. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

Second, there are too many potentially bullish catalysts coming up for investors to get out of stocks en masse. —Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025