get out from under (someone or something)

get out from under (someone or something)

To escape or extricate oneself from a troublesome, difficult, or burdensome person, situation, or circumstance. Having lost his job in the factory, George didn't know how he was going to get out from under all his debt. I can't wait to go to college and get out from under my controlling parents.
See also: get, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get out of
  • get (oneself) out of (something)
  • get (someone) out of (something)
  • hold a wolf by the ears
  • get out while the gettin’s good
  • get out while the getting is good
  • get out while the getting’s good
  • gettin
  • tear loose
  • tear loose from someone/something