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get rid of
Idioms and Phrases
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
"Unfortunately," says Ms Darlison, "the very properties that made us use so much of it are the properties that make it difficult to get rid of."
She added: "To now actually get rid of the subject is just a betrayal of the city's legacy."
In keeping with Kennedy’s mission to eliminate synthetic food dyes as soon as possible, the department announcement also calls for food companies to get rid of red no.
Several celebrities have gotten rid of their Teslas as part of a public stand against the company.
“The entire machinery of the federal government is going to be turned over to getting rid of regulations that are keeping the air clean, keeping the water clean.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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