| 词组 | get out of |
| 释义 | get out of 1. get out of sth to avoid doing something that you have promised to do or are supposed to do: ▪ I've got a business meeting at 2.00, but I'll see if I can get out of it. get out of doing sth ▪ He's not really ill - he's just trying to get out of going to school. get out of a contract/agreement etc (=avoid having to obey a legal agreement that you agreed to obey) ▪ a pop singer who went to court to try to get of his contract with the record company, Sony ▪ Once you've signed it, it becomes a legally binding document. You'll need a lawyer to get our of it, believe me. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wriggle out of, duck out of informal 2. get sth out of sb to force or persuade someone to tell you or give you something: ▪ The police finally managed to get the information out of him after 8 hours of questioning. ▪ We are trying to get more money out of the government to help fund our project. 3. get sth out of sth not passive to gain enjoyment from doing something, or to think that it was useful: ▪ My argument has always been the more work you put into something, the more you get out of it. ▪ The course was really good - I got a lot out of it. get pleasure/satisfaction out of sth ▪ I get a lot of satisfaction out of what I do for a living. 4. get out of sth to stop a habit, or to stop doing an activity that you did regularly get out of the habit of doing sth ▪ My mother just couldn't get out of the habit of telling me what to do, even though I was grown up with children of my own. |
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