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

"If you're going to make Swansea like Vegas, you're going to have to get rid of all of what makes Wales, Wales and what makes Swansea, Swansea," he said.

From BBC

The bank is considering to get rid of roughly 10% of its total workforce, as the bank is focused on “staff-related inflation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

‘We’ve done everything he said. We’ve walked for two whole days. Crossed three valleys. Followed the stream he mentioned. Still nothing. I think he was just trying to get rid of us.’

From Literature

“It was the last possession in the world she would ever have gotten rid of.”

From MarketWatch

By harmonising financial markets and getting rid of the fragmentation that hinders pooling vast capital, there could be much bigger sums available for scale-ups and infrastructure, experts say.

From Barron's

Related Words

• dispose of
• dump
• eliminate
• remove