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

The municipality wasn’t saying, “We want you to stop drilling for oil, or get rid of gas powered vehicles.”

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It is a pretty stiff penalty. You’ve got a problem, just pay it off and get rid of it,” Durbin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"With the new laws trying to get rid of the grappling, Konsa is all over Ballard. You have to be looking at the ball," former England midfielder Karen Carney said on TNT Sports.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“We walked them through how to get rid of the photo and how to mark the message as spam and report it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

While Penelope fretted, the Acorn’s captain set course for the not-so.distant shore, where he planned to sell off some fish and buy provisions, as well as get rid of his accidental passenger.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

• dispose of
• dump
• eliminate
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