get (something) out of the way

to finish something first so that you can do something else.

I got my required courses out of the way, and now I can study the things I'm really excited about.

• put someone over knee
• put someone over the top
• put someone over your knee
• put someone's back up
• put someone's mind at ease
• put someone's mind at rest
• put someone's nose out of joint
• put someone through
• put someone through hell
• put someone through hoops
• put someone through paces
• put someone through something
• put someone through their paces
• put someone through the mill
• put someone through the wringer
• put someone to death
• put someone to shame
• put someone to sleep
• put someone to the test
• put something back on the rails
• put something back on track
• put something behind
• put something behind someone
• put something behind something
• put something behind you