get (something) out of (something or someone)
idiom
1
: to take (something) from (something or someone)
The police officer got the gun out of the suspect's hand.
The police officer got a confession out of the suspect.
2
: to gain (something) from (something)
What do you hope to get out of this experience?
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And the peso-dollar exchange rate had begun to get out of control, forcing them to burn through $3 billion in foreign exchange reserves.
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
After nearly 30 minutes, Fackler agrees to get out of the car, and then goes on to fail multiple sobriety tests, the Daily Voice reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Joining this scooby gang is Joyce Maldonado (Alison Jaye), the school play student-director who wants nothing more than to graduate and get out of Hawkins.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
But the administration's efforts to place borrowers into involuntary collections programs will be paired with a comprehensive communications and outreach campaign to ensure borrowers understand how to return to repayment or get out of default, according to the department release.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
After nearly 30 minutes, Fackler agrees to get out of the car, and then goes on to fail multiple sobriety tests, the Daily Voice reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Joining this scooby gang is Joyce Maldonado (Alison Jaye), the school play student-director who wants nothing more than to graduate and get out of Hawkins.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
But the administration's efforts to place borrowers into involuntary collections programs will be paired with a comprehensive communications and outreach campaign to ensure borrowers understand how to return to repayment or get out of default, according to the department release.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Get (something) out of (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20out%20of%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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