get out of

get out of
(to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something: I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?) librarse, ahorrar(se), evitar, zafarse de
1) v + adv + prep + o
a) (avoid) \<\<obligation\>\> librarse or salvarse de

he signed the contract so he can't get out of it — firmó el contrato, así que no tiene escapatoria

to get out of -ing — librarse or salvarse de + inf

b) (give up)

you must get out of that bad habit — tienes que sacarte esa mala costumbre

I'd got(ten) out of the habit of setting my alarm clock — había perdido la costumbre de poner el despertador

2) v + o + adv + prep + o
a) (extract) \<\<informationuth\>\> sonsacar*, sacar*
b) (derive, gain) \<\<money/profit\>\> sacar*

she tries to get the best out of her pupils — se esfuerza por que sus alumnos den lo mejor de sí

but what do we get out of this deal? — ¿pero nosotros qué ganamos con or qué sacamos de este negocio?

they get a lot of fun out of their toys — se divierten mucho con sus juguetes

1. VI + PREP
1) (=escape) [+ duty, punishment] librarse de; [+ difficulty] salir de

some people will do anything to get out of paying taxes — algunas personas hacen lo imposible para librarse de pagar impuestos

there's no getting out of it — no hay más remedio

how are you going to get out of this one? — ¿cómo vas a salir de esta?

2) (=lose)

to get out of the habit of doing sth — perder la costumbre de hacer algo

get 1., 1)
2.
VT + PREP see get out 2.
* * *
1) v + adv + prep + o
a) (avoid) \<\<obligation\>\> librarse or salvarse de

he signed the contract so he can't get out of it — firmó el contrato, así que no tiene escapatoria

to get out of -ing — librarse or salvarse de + inf

b) (give up)

you must get out of that bad habit — tienes que sacarte esa mala costumbre

I'd got(ten) out of the habit of setting my alarm clock — había perdido la costumbre de poner el despertador

2) v + o + adv + prep + o
a) (extract) \<\<information/truth\>\> sonsacar*, sacar*
b) (derive, gain) \<\<money/profit\>\> sacar*

she tries to get the best out of her pupils — se esfuerza por que sus alumnos den lo mejor de sí

but what do we get out of this deal? — ¿pero nosotros qué ganamos con or qué sacamos de este negocio?

they get a lot of fun out of their toys — se divierten mucho con sus juguetes


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