to get out

Examples

• All

• Yeah, and you have to get out of, you have to get out of blame to love yourself.

  GaryVee

• In the past year, I must've said a hundred times, "We gotta get out of Perfection."

  Fiction book (1990)

• I know how to get out of any social event.

• The way to get out of it is to slow down.

• I can still offer you a release to get out of the contract, all right?

  WWJD II: The Woodcarver (2012)

• I grew quiet, and I found ways to get out of the house.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The best you could hope to do was get out of the way.

  Fiction book (1990)

• You know, that's how Walt is going to get out of this trap.

• Pastor Ibsen had once promised that he would help Alfie get out of the ward.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The man got out, opened the hatch, growled something unintelligible, and then handed me my bag.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

G

to get away

vsto get out

786 4.1

To avoid being punished for something you did wrong

extends to escaping other consequences beyond being caught

G

to get away with

vsto get out

672 3.5

To escape punishment for doing something wrong

focuses more generally on dodging responsibility and its consequences

E

to escape

vsto get out

263 1.4

To avoid being harmed or affected by something unpleasant

narrows the idea toward escaping responsibility and its results

G

to get away with it

vsto get out

234 3.4

Escape blame or punishment for doing something wrong

covers escaping consequences more broadly, not only legal punishment

G

to get off

vsto get out

170 6.0

To avoid punishment for a crime or charge

applies more widely to escaping duty or responsibility too

E

to escape from

vsto get out

137 2.7

To get away from a person, place, or situation that causes trouble

is broader, relating to avoiding blame or consequences as well

R

to run away from

vsto get out

• Informal

92 2.9

To avoid dealing with a problem or responsibility

is more about escaping blame or consequences than emotional avoidance

L

to let off

vsto get out

75 3.5

To not punish someone or excuse them from a duty

emphasises personal avoidance of consequences rather than formal excuse

E

to evade

vsto get out

52 4.4

To get away from someone or something by being clever and tricky

focuses more on avoiding responsibility or consequences regardless of trickery

G

to get by

vsto get out

• Informal

20 3.9

Avoid being caught or punished for breaking rules

is the general idea of escaping responsibility rather than clever avoidance

D

to duck out

vsto get out

• Informal

12 7.2

To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do

emphasises escaping responsibility or consequences rather than physical leaving

W

to weasel out

vsto get out

• Informal

10 8.2

To avoid doing something you should do by being dishonest or tricky

stresses escaping consequences and blame rather than just shirking tasks

C

to cop out

vsto get out

• Informal

5 7.8

Avoid a task you should do by making an excuse

focuses more on escaping consequences and blame, not merely shirking tasks

W

to wiggle out of

vsto get out

• Informal

2 7.0

Avoid a duty or problem by making excuses

is about escaping consequences generally, not only by clever excuses

F

to fudge one's way out

vsto get out

• Informal

9.1

To avoid taking responsibility by lying or being vague

is broader, covering any escape from consequences not only deceitful tactics

O

to outrun the constable

vsto get out

• UK

9.9

To escape from the police by running or hiding

applies more widely to avoiding responsibility and nonphysical consequences

R

to run away from it all

vsto get out

• Informal

4.8

Escape everyday problems and stress by leaving for a while

is centred on avoiding blame or consequences rather than short-term escape

Antonyms

F

to face

∞ 2.2

To deal with a difficult situation or person

How Accountable

to get what's coming to someone

• Informal

13 6.7

punished

1.4

reprimand

• Formal

24 6.1

to get out

• Informal

462 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology