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

Interestingly, the inability to get out of the chair is not a strength issue, and tremors do not cause the decline in handwriting. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025

The getaway vehicle is a great big gas-guzzling tank that struggles to make turns tight enough to get out of the car park. —Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025

Just look at the superstars whose teams didn’t get out of the first round, or make the playoffs at all: LeBron James, Luka Dončić, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Durant, Trae Young, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid, Ja Morant and Zion Williamson. —David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 May 2025

Esperas was able to regain her composure to get out of the jam. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025