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

Despite the devastating news, Jenkins, a police officer, praised the specialist team, saying the consultant reassured her: "I promise you I will get rid of this."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But maybe the solution is to get rid of it, full stop?

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

“You have said that you would get rid of him before the Olympics,” Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

“If you hold an ETF in a taxable account, the amount of tax you’d pay to switch is prohibitive, and your best option to get rid of it is to drop dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“For the same reasons we would get rid of a Nazi symbol—it’s revolting and offensive.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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