get out of
To be excused from; avoid.
He got out of jury duty because of his illness.
To gain from; extract from.
Tom complained that he didn't get anything out of the course on grammar.
get out
Leave or depart. To leave or to descend from a vehicle. To get out of is used for cars, to get of is used for all other forms of transportation.
"Get out of here!" the teacher shouted angrily to the misbehaving student.
"Driver, I want to get out by the opera."
Why don't we stop and get out of the car for a while?
Helen got out the train at the 42nd Street terminal.
To publish; produce.
Our press is getting out two new books on ecology.
To escape; leak out.
We must not let the news about this secret invention get out.
get over
To finish.
Tom worked fast to get his lesson over.
To pass over.
It was hard to get over the muddy road.
To get well from; recover from.
The man returned to work after he got over his illness.
It took me over a month to get over my cold, but I'm finally well now.
To accept or forget (a sorrow or surprise.)
It is hard to get over the death of a member of your family.
We could not get over the speed of Mary's recovery from pneumonia.
It seems that Mr. Mason will never get over the death of his wife.
get rattled
To become confused, overexcited, or nervous.
The thief got so rattled when he saw the police following him that he drove his car into a ditch.
get set
To get ready to start.
The runners got set.
The seniors are getting set for the commencement.
get sick
get well
get tired
get busy
get wet
To become sick, well, tired, busy, wet, etc.
This idiom consists of a combination of get and various adjectives.
This idiom consists of a combination of get and various adjectives.
Gerald got sick last week and has been in bed since that time.
Every afternoon I get very hungry, so I eat a snack.
get something out of one's system
To eliminate some food item or drug from one's body.
John will feel much better once he gets the addictive sleeping pills out of his system.
To free oneself of yearning for something in order to liberate oneself from an unwanted preoccupation.
Ted bought a new cabin cruiser that he'd been wanting for a long time, and he says he is glad that he's finally got it out of his system.
get stoned
To become very drunk or high on some drug.
Poor Fred was so stoned that Tom had to carry him up the stairs.