to get rid of sb or something
1get rid of — verb 1. dispose of (Freq. 7) Get rid of these old shoes! The company got rid of all the dead wood • Syn: ↑remove • Derivationally related forms: ↑removal (for: ↑ …
2get rid of something — get ˈrid of sb/sth idiom to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away • Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there. • The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste. • I can t get rid of… …
3get rid of — 1) to throw away, give away, or sell a possession that you no longer want or need We re moving, so we have to get rid of a lot of our furniture. 2) to take action that stops something annoying, unpleasant, or not wanted from affecting you a fast… …
4get rid of — (smth) give or throw something away, sell or destroy something, make a cold or fever disappear I bought a new television set so I had to get rid of the old one …
5get rid of — verb to remove, or dispose of, or abolish something I want to get rid of your influence over my life! Syn: drop, dismiss, lose, shed See Also: be rid of …
6get rid — send away, free oneself (from something), cause to leave …
7get shot of — (slang) To get rid of • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * get/be/shot of british informal phrase to get rid of someone or something In the en …
8get shot of something — get shot of (someone/something) British, informal to get rid of someone or something. She got shot of her no good husband and went back to university …
9get shot of someone — get shot of (someone/something) British, informal to get rid of someone or something. She got shot of her no good husband and went back to university …
10get shot of — (someone/something) British, informal to get rid of someone or something. She got shot of her no good husband and went back to university …
