get free

get someone or something free (from someone or something)

to liberate someone or something from someone or something. We finally got cousin George free from the talkative old man. We managed to get the animal's paw free from the trap.
See also: free, get
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • bird has flown, the
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
  • be rough on (someone or something)
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MSPs who get free NHS prescriptions sparked fury yesterday by leading calls to keep the pounds 6.50 charge.
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