rid somebody/something of something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrid somebody/something of something phrasal verb writtenREMOVEto take action so that a person, place etc is no longer affected by something bad or no longer has it → overcome a promise to rid the country of nuclear weapons Will science finally rid us of this disease?rid yourself of something He struggled to rid himself of his fears. → rid→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrid of • She has to put her life back in order to rid her of Fred whose antics are only adding to her problems.• Alternatively, you can totally change this tale to rid it of its ambiguous message about trust.• In seeking revenge, we seek to rid ourselves of pain.• Suppose you want to clear up a pile of windows on your screen by getting rid of some of them.• Since their last meeting he had half-unconsciously collaborated with events in ridding himself of the burden of Madame Olenska.rid yourself of something• From surface to core, the great engine of the earth is constantly churning to rid itself of heat.• She's taking classes to rid herself of her Southern accent.• She might easily, she considered, have rid herself of it all.• After ten years of marriage, my grandfather developed a cough and could not rid himself of it.• I could not rid myself of memories.• Angelina had cheered up considerably, having rid herself of the burden of guilt she was carrying.• I had to rid myself of the child.• But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money.

单词	rid somebody/something of something
释义	rid somebody/something of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrid somebody/something of something phrasal verb writtenREMOVEto take action so that a person, place etc is no longer affected by something bad or no longer has it → overcome a promise to rid the country of nuclear weapons Will science finally rid us of this disease?rid yourself of something He struggled to rid himself of his fears. → rid→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrid of • She has to put her life back in order to rid her of Fred whose antics are only adding to her problems.• Alternatively, you can totally change this tale to rid it of its ambiguous message about trust.• In seeking revenge, we seek to rid ourselves of pain.• Suppose you want to clear up a pile of windows on your screen by getting rid of some of them.• Since their last meeting he had half-unconsciously collaborated with events in ridding himself of the burden of Madame Olenska.rid yourself of something• From surface to core, the great engine of the earth is constantly churning to rid itself of heat.• She's taking classes to rid herself of her Southern accent.• She might easily, she considered, have rid herself of it all.• After ten years of marriage, my grandfather developed a cough and could not rid himself of it.• I could not rid myself of memories.• Angelina had cheered up considerably, having rid herself of the burden of guilt she was carrying.• I had to rid myself of the child.• But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money.
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