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

Today, there’s a lot of ways to make music, to distribute music, to get out of your comfort zone to reach more people. —Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024

Even a low unemployment rate in the region hasn’t stopped some potential renters from deciding to get out of the rent race altogether. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024

The pool house is the perfect spot to get out of the sun and also provides two bedrooms for overnight guests. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024

That’s what audience members, those who plan to attend or those who stumble across the performances, could get out of Resonant Spaces. —Joshua Barone, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024

But there’s more to Bardugo’s books — and to the YA section as a whole — than a chance to get out of Dodge. —Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024

From the streets of downtown to the roofs of apartment buildings, and in neighborhood yards across North Texas, everyone seemed to be outside, staring with their glasses toward the sky and praying for that cloud to get out of the way. —Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024

For those looking to get out of credit card debt, see if a balance transfer is right for you. —Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024

Isabela Merced tries to get out of her own head in the first trailer for the forthcoming feature adaptation of John Green’s best-selling 2017 novel Turtles All the Way Down. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024