to get out of doing
1get out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get out of : present tense I/you/we/they get out of he/she/it gets out of present participle getting out of past tense got out of past participle got out of 1) a) get out of something to avoid doing something… …
2get out of — v. (E) I couldn t get out of doing it * * * (E) I couldn t get out of doing it …
3get out of — PHRASAL VERB If you get out of doing something that you do not want to do, you succeed in avoiding doing it. [V P P ing/n] It s amazing what people will do to get out of paying taxes. Syn: avoid …
4ˌget ˈout of sth — phrasal verb to avoid doing something that you should do, or that you said that you would do I said I d meet him, but now I want to get out of it.[/ex] Ruth always tries to get out of doing the washing up.[/ex] …
5Get out the vote — Get out the vote, sometimes GOTV, is a term used to describe two categories of political activity, both aimed at increasing the number of votes cast in one or more elections. Impartial contexts In impartial contexts Get out the vote is a slogan… …
6get-out clause — ➔ clause * * * get out clause UK US noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► LAW part of an agreement that allows someone to avoid doing something that they normally would have to do: »Club officials allowed the German player to insert a get out clause in his… …
7get out — Used in the context of general equities. Sell interest ( We could get out big size in Humana. ) * * * UK US get out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to avoid doing something that you do not want to do …
8get out of sth — UK US get out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to avoid doing something that you do not want to do: »If I can get out of going to the conference I will. ► to stop doing an activity: » …
9get·out — /ˈgɛtˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] Brit informal : an excuse that lets you avoid doing something (such as a duty) Is there no getout I can use to avoid attending the meeting? see also ↑all get out, get out 6 at ↑get …
10get\ out\ of\ peach — A command conveying essentially the same instruction as stop what you re doing Tell Steve to get out of peach and help me out here in the stockroom …