get (something) out of (something or someone)
idiom
1
: to take (something) from (something or someone)
The police officer got the gun out of the suspect's hand.
The police officer got a confession out of the suspect.
2
: to gain (something) from (something)
What do you hope to get out of this experience?
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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.
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But to unlock that value, leadership would have to get out of its own way.
—Jim Osman, 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
Something lighthearted, like Black’s set, was what Jonathan Pinkerton was looking to get out of his first Lollapalooza experience.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But to unlock that value, leadership would have to get out of its own way.
—Jim Osman, 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
Something lighthearted, like Black’s set, was what Jonathan Pinkerton was looking to get out of his first Lollapalooza experience.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get (something) out of (something or someone)
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“Get (something) out of (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20out%20of%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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