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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Example Sentences

“He wants to get rid of the dictators in Venezuela and Cuba.”

From Los Angeles Times

I was in the process of selling my house, and I needed to get rid of this man.

From BBC

The couple reduced the hours for the nanny who took care of their two young children, stopped retirement contributions and got rid of their second car.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then came a quarter-century of getting rid of most of those businesses, starting with the weird ones.

From Barron's

Against Arsenal it was that match where he gets to say: "Remember me? You got rid of me."

From BBC

Related Words

• dispose of
• dump
• eliminate
• remove