get away from it all

get away from it all

To escape one's everyday life and problems, typically by taking a vacation. Ugh, I just need to get away from it all—let's go to the beach this weekend.
See also: all, away, get
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get aˈway from it all

(informal) go away somewhere on holiday/vacation, etc. in order to escape from pressures at work, home, city life, etc: We went walking to get away from it all for a while. Why don’t you get away from it all and have a weekend in the mountains?
See also: all, away, get
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

get away from it all

Escape one’s responsibilities, problems, or work. This phrase, enlarging on the much older to get away (from ca. 1300), dates only from the twentieth century. It generally denotes a temporary respite rather than a permanent escape, as in “I’m going off for a long weekend—I need to get away from it all.”
See also: all, away, get
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • (that's) a hell of a note
  • (something) blows
  • be on (one's) back
  • be on somebody's back
  • be on someone's back
  • (I'm) not gonna lie
  • gonna
  • thirsty
  • (I'm) not going to lie
  • Blame Canada!
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