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Phrase(s): get free of someone or something [and] get free from someone or something
1. to rid oneself of the burden of someone or something. • Can’t I get free of this problem? • I can’t seem to get free of Randy. 2. to liberate oneself from someone or something. • I tried to get free of Mr. Franklin, but he kept talking and wouldn’t let me interrupt. • Is there any way that somebody can get free of Tom? • I couldn’t get free of the nail that had snagged my sleeve.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs