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2021-07-16 11:07
Get shot of someone/something phrase
Also: be shot of something.
To run away from or make yourself free of someone or something that you do not want/like or which has given you trouble.
John got shot of that girl as soon as he had known she is a gold digger.
You had better give up all your thought of getting shot of this prison. This is the most secure prison in the world.
The boss were shot of him for his dishonesty and misconduct.
To escape from the statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong or evade impeachment without being responsible for any sentence or punishment
To leave at a favorable moment
Wish one could escape from a really uncomfortable or embarrassing situation
To run very fast, especially to escape from someone or something
1. To discard something.
2. To waste or not make use of something well.
3. To say something offhandedly.
4. To deliberately throw an incomplete football pass.
The verb "get" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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