get out of something phrasal verb (see also get)

1. AVOID 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 somebody 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 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.

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avoid to deliberately not go near a person or place:
Why have you been avoiding me?
We avoided Park Street because of the traffic.
stay away/keep away to avoid a person or place, especially a dangerous one:
She walked along the path, keeping well away from the edge of the cliff.
That man is trouble – I’d stay away from him.
steer clear of somebody/something informal to avoid a person or place, because there could be problems if you do not:
I usually steer clear of the kitchen when Alan’s cooking.
I’d steer clear of Matthew if I were you.
make a detour to avoid a place by travelling around it instead of through the centre:
We had to make a long detour because of the floods.
get out of something to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do. Get out of is more common than avoid in everyday spoken English:
We promised we’d go – we can’t get out of it now.
wriggle out of something (also wiggle out of something American English) to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses. Used to show disapproval:
He always seems to wriggle out of helping with the kids.
evade formal to avoid doing something that legally or morally you should do – used especially about taxes or responsibilities:
It is an offence to evade taxes.
The US cannot evade its responsibility for the war.

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avoid to find a way of not doing something that you should do:
Some people will do anything to avoid work.
get out of something to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do. Get out of is more common than avoid in everyday spoken English:
We promised we’d go – we can’t get out of it now.
wriggle out of something (also wiggle out of something American English) to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses. Used to show disapproval:
He always seems to wriggle out of helping with the kids.
evade formal to avoid doing something that legally or morally you should do – used especially about taxes or responsibilities:
It is an offence to evade taxes.
The US cannot evade its responsibility for the war.

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get out of
1. • get (something) out of (something)
to get some kind of benefit from something
My mother does not understand why my aunt can get something out of going to an opera.

2. • get out of (somewhere)
to leave somewhere, to escape from somewhere
I want to hurry and get out of my house so I will not be late for work.

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get out of something
• get (something) out of (something)
to get some kind of benefit from something
My mother does not understand why my aunt can get something out of going to an opera.

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get something out of
• get (something) out of (something)
to get some kind of benefit from something
My mother does not understand why my aunt can get something out of going to an opera.

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get something out of something
• get (something) out of (something)
to get some kind of benefit from something
My mother does not understand why my aunt can get something out of going to an opera.

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get out of
v. phr.
1. To be excused from; avoid.
He got out of jury duty because of his illness.
2. To gain from; extract from.
Tom complained that he didn't get anything out of the course on grammar.

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get out of somewhere
• get out of (somewhere)
to leave somewhere, to escape from somewhere
I want to hurry and get out of my house so I will not be late for work.

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