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Phrase(s): extricate someone or something from someone or something
to disentangle someone or something from someone or something; to free someone or something from someone or something. • I tried to extricate myself from her, but she made it hard for me to get away politely. • I managed to extricate the ring from the vacuum cleaner bag.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs