get out of (something)
idiom
1
: to avoid doing (something)
I didn't want to go to the lecture, but I couldn't get out of it.
He tried to get out of doing his homework.
2
: to stop having (a habit)
I used to exercise every day, but I got out of the habit.
3
: to stop being in or involved in (something)
The company has decided to get out of the computer business.
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However, cloud costs can quickly add up and get out of hand, especially at scale when thousands of resources are spun across hundreds of accounts and regions by multiple teams.
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Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Cortes did well to get out of that, allowing just one run, on a sacrifice fly by Alek Thomas.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
In the latest entry, Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), Bay drives by in a Porsche — seemingly a nod to Smith's iconic pose from the first film that Bay directed — while Mike and Marcus are walking in the street, and tells them to get out of the road.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Somebody has got to get out of here and go get some help.
—Joshua Sharpe
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Cortes did well to get out of that, allowing just one run, on a sacrifice fly by Alek Thomas.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
In the latest entry, Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), Bay drives by in a Porsche — seemingly a nod to Smith's iconic pose from the first film that Bay directed — while Mike and Marcus are walking in the street, and tells them to get out of the road.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Somebody has got to get out of here and go get some help.
—Joshua Sharpe
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get out of (something)
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“Get out of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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