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get rid of
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.
Example Sentences
I called him this week — I have more stuff that I need to get rid of, and I was pretty sure he could use the work.
"To have got the job done and to get rid of that, it's a big thing for this team."
It was an effort to get rid of her bountiful supply of courgettes before they succumbed to spoilage.
That gave stores more than seven months to get rid of the disposable vapes they still had in stockrooms and on the shelves before the ban came into force in June.
“That’s why I had to get rid of my Venmo, because I was either getting paid by people or people requesting me a bunch of money when I didn’t win. It wasn’t a good feeling.”
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