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Phrase(s): want out (of something)
1. to desire to get out of something or some place. • I want out of this stuffy room. • Where’s the door? I want out. 2. Fig. to desire to be relieved of a responsibility. • I want out of this responsibility. I don’t have the time to do it right. • This job is no good for me. I want out. 3. Fig. to want to remove oneself from some association or relationship. • I want out. This relationship is stif ling me.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs