get out of
phrasal verbget out of something
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- We promised we'd go—we can't get out of it now.
- get out of doing something I wish I could get out of going to that meeting.
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- to stop having a particular habit
- I can't get out of the habit of waking at six in the morning.
get something out of somebody
- to persuade somebody to tell or give you something, especially by force
- The police finally got a confession out of her.
get something out of somebody/something
- to gain or obtain something good from somebody/something
- She seems to get a lot out of life.
- He always gets the best out of people.