get rid of | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Toridoneself of; tocauseoneself to befreeof orreleasedfrom.Synonyms:abolish,discard,dismiss,drop,lose,remove,shed;see alsoThesaurus:junkOver the weekend he spent some timegetting rid ofthe clothes he no longer wears.I want toget rid ofyour influence over my life!March 23, 1727,Alexander Pope, letter toJonathan Swifttoget rid offools and scoundrels1956February, W. A. Tuplin, “Hot Work on a "Star"”, inRailway Magazine, page94:As she goes, you have a wash yourself, and although you will have to change your clothes toget rid ofall the coal-dust, you are glad of soap and water and take it easy at last.2008,BioWare,Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→ISBN,→OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel after Sacrifice of the Council:Shepard: The Council was always holding us back. When I saw the opportunity toget rid ofthem, I took it.2024April 3, Philip Haigh, “Discord over Avanti West Coast is part of a wider problem”, inRAIL, number1006, page52:Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham pulled no punches in March 20's Transport for the North board meeting in Leeds. He wantsrid ofAvanti West Coast. And he may yet get his way, although ministers in London are holding the line at the moment.

Examples:

EN: "I will get rid of you, once and for all...
ES: "¡Me librare de tí , de una vez por todas...
EN: Arbace killed Apoecides and blamed Glaucus to get rid of a rival."
ES: Apoecides y culpó a Glaucus para deshacerse de un rival."
EN: Arbaces orders his slaves to get rid of Nydia.
ES: Arbace ordena a los esclavos que alejen a Nidia.
EN: If his artwork is causing this, shouldn't he get rid of it?
ES: Si su obra era el motivo, tenía que desembarazarse de ella."
EN: Well, get rid of her.
ES: Bueno, librate de ella.
EN: I'll get rid of Claudius and will marry you, and you'll have Rome!
ES: Me desharé de Claudio y me casaré contigo, y seras el amo de Roma.
EN: The empress said: "I'll get rid of Claudius, and I'll marry you."
ES: La emperatriz dijo: "Me desharé de Claudio y me casaré contigo."
EN: "I believe you... but nobody else will and I'm delighted to have a man of your standing help me get rid of my wife."
ES: Le creo, pero nadie más lo hará,... y estoy encantado de tener a un hombre de su categoría ayudándome a deshacerme de mi esposa.
EN: It costs me more to get rid of you than from any of my wives.
ES: Me cuesta más deshacerme de ti que de cualquiera de mis esposas.
EN: Hunter wanted to get rid of you and gave you to me."
ES: Hunter quería deshacerse de ti y te dejó conmigo".
EN: "But how are you goin' to get rid of her?"
ES: "¿Pero cómo vas a librarte de ella?"
EN: "Who says I want to get rid of her?"
ES: "¿Quién ha dicho que quiero librarme de ella?"
EN: We've gotta get rid of it.
ES: Tenemos que deshacernos de ellas.
EN: "Sigi, get rid of being that jealous all the time! ..."
ES: "¡Sigi, deja tus celos eternos...!"
EN: This time, I will get rid of that jealous twister."
ES: Esta vez me libraré de este cohete celoso. "

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