get out of something

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• get wind of something — informal phrase to find out about something secret or private De Gaulle got wind of the invasion plan in August 1942. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: wind * * * get ˈwind of sth …   Useful english dictionary

• get out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get out of : present tense I/you/we/they get out of he/she/it gets out of present participle getting out of past tense got out of past participle got out of 1) a) get out of something to avoid doing something… …   English dictionary

• get wind of something — informal to find out about something secret or private De Gaulle got wind of the invasion plan in August 1942 …   English dictionary

• get a kick out of something — get a kick out of (something/doing something) informal to enjoy doing something very much. Anyone who gets a kick out of horror movies will love this show. I get a real kick out of shopping for new shoes …   New idioms dictionary

• get a kick out of something — get a kick out of (something) to enjoy something very much. This book is just the kind you like and you ll get a real kick out of it …   New idioms dictionary

• get-out clause — ➔ clause * * * get out clause UK US noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► LAW part of an agreement that allows someone to avoid doing something that they normally would have to do: »Club officials allowed the German player to insert a get out clause in his… …   Financial and business terms

• get a charge out of something — get a charge out of (something) to enjoy something very much. He still gets a charge out of being able to please his audience …   New idioms dictionary

• get-out — to indicate a high degree of something, attested from 1838 …   Etymology dictionary

• wimp out (of something) — in. to chicken ut (of something); to get out of something, leaving others to carry the burden. □ Come on! Don’t wimp out now that there’s all this work to be done. □ Ted wimped out on us …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• chicken out (of something) — in. to manage to get out of something, usually because of fear or cowardice. □ Come on! Don’t chicken out now! □ Freddy chickened out of the plan at the last minute …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions