rid (oneself) of
phrasal verb
rid (oneself) of; ridding (oneself) of; rids (oneself) of
: to cause (oneself) to no longer have or be affected by (someone or something unwanted)
She went to the beach to relax and rid herself of all her worries.
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Get rid of the zaniest skins or give players the option to turn off non-mil-sim skins so that the game feels more like a military shooter.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Arone also took the knife from Bennett and put it in his patrol vehicle after Tirona told Bennett to get rid of it.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Many liberals and progressives were happy enough to get rid of the Communists, who had always been secretive, dogmatic, and, in general, hard to deal with.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Musk has gotten rid of regulators who just happen to oversee his businesses, in agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and USAID.
—Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Arone also took the knife from Bennett and put it in his patrol vehicle after Tirona told Bennett to get rid of it.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Many liberals and progressives were happy enough to get rid of the Communists, who had always been secretive, dogmatic, and, in general, hard to deal with.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Musk has gotten rid of regulators who just happen to oversee his businesses, in agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and USAID.
—Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Rid (oneself) of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rid%20%28oneself%29%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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