get rid of

Idioms  

1. Also, be rid of. Eliminate, discard, or free oneself from. For example, It's time we got rid of these old newspapers, or He kept calling for months, but now we're finally rid of him. The first expression dates from the mid-1600s, the second from the 1400s. Also see get out of, def. 5.

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get rid of

But Liverpool Crown Court heard Owen had "fabricated the events" to "get rid of the vehicle" and get out of his finance agreement - and later even sold the story to tabloid newspapers.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

“Even residents of this neighborhood park here in front because there isn’t enough parking. If they get rid of the parking out front, business will go down so much.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Even though washing won’t get rid of it.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

There’s no point in engaging with a debt-management company in order to get rid of this $35,000 if you don’t do some serious soul-searching about how you got into this hole in the first place.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

They silently changed out the cat food in front of Building L, then meandered toward the dumpster to get rid of the empty cans.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Related Words

• dispose of
• dump
• eliminate
• remove