to be well rid of sb
1rid — The past tense and past participle are now normally rid rather than ridded, but ridded occurs occasionally in active constructions such as He ridded the stable of flies. Rid must be used in constructions of the type I thought myself well rid of… …
2rid — rid1 [ rıd ] adjective ** be rid of to be no longer affected by someone or something annoying, unpleasant, or not wanted: Just give him the money and you can be rid of him. be glad to be rid of someone/something: I m glad to be rid of so much… …
3rid — [[t]rɪ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ rids, ridding (The form rid is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so… …
4rid — 1 adjective 1 get rid of a) to throw away something you do not want or use any more: It s time we got rid of all these old toys. b) to take action so that you no longer have something unpleasant that you do not want: I can t get rid of this cough …
5rid — I. /rɪd / (say rid) phrase (rid or ridded, ridding) 1. be rid of, to be free from (something objectionable): anything to be rid of the pain. 2. be well rid of, to benefit from the loss of (something) or the absence of (someone): my mother said I… …
6rid — rid1 S1 [rıd] adj 1.) get rid of sb/sth a) to throw away or destroy something you do not want any more ▪ It s time we got rid of all these old toys. ▪ Governments should be encouraged to get rid of all nuclear weapons. b) to take action so that… …
7well — 1. adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right way (well said; you did well to tell me). 3 with some talent or distinction (plays the piano well). 4 in a kind way (treated me well). 5… …
8be well rid of — be in a better state for having removed or disposed of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing) …
9rid of — verb do away with • Syn: ↑obviate, ↑eliminate • Ant: ↑necessitate (for: ↑obviate) • Derivationally related forms: ↑obviation ( …
10rid of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rid of : present tense I/you/we/they rid of he/she/it rids of present participle ridding of past tense rid of past participle rid of rid someone/something of someone/something to stop a person or thing being… …
