From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishget out of something phrasal verb1 AVOIDavoid doing something to avoid doing something you have promised to do or are supposed to do See if you can get out of that meeting tomorrow.get out of doing something He’s trying to get out of tidying his room.2 stop doing something to stop doing something or being involved in something I wanted to get out of teaching.3 make somebody give/tell you something get something out of somebodyPERSUADE to force or persuade someone to tell you something or give you something I was determined to get the truth out of her.4 enjoy something get something out of somethingENJOY/LIKE DOING something to enjoy something you do or experience, or to learn something as a result I hope he got something out of his visit.get something out of doing something Children can get a lot out of being involved in community projects. → get→ See Verb table
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get out of • I was supposed to stay at home with my baby sister today, but I'll try to get out of it.• He always manages to get out of paying for the drinks.get out of doing something• Joe is always trying to get out of cleaning the bathroom.• Doherty left after behind-the-scenes differences and off-the-set growing pains got out of hand.• He says I should probably try to get out of that girl backing up.• I got out of bed quietly, careful not to wake her.• Iphicles screamed and tried to get out of bed, but Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creatures by the throat.• Just how much did I get out of myself?• She got out of bed and began to search for her clothes.• The paranoia's got out of proportion.• These constraints made the hatch difficult to get out of in full spacesuits with lunar backpacks.get something out of somebody• My wife, Ana, and I got married right out of college.• I love to do things for children because I get a kick out of it.• Chick had picked the lock on the back door before we'd even got Proteus out of the car.• Can you imagine trying to get it out of the pot?• Now that we've got that out of the way, we can celebrate the book.• So I wanted to get the hell out of there.• Dominic used to get twenty minutes out of this kind of thing.get something out of something• My wife, Ana, and I got married right out of college.• I love to do things for children because I get a kick out of it.• Chick had picked the lock on the back door before we'd even got Proteus out of the car.• Can you imagine trying to get it out of the pot?• Now that we've got that out of the way, we can celebrate the book.• So I wanted to get the hell out of there.• Come get me out of this contraption.• Dominic used to get twenty minutes out of this kind of thing. 