GET-OUT Definition & Meaning

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get-out

[ get-out ]

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noun

Commerce. the break-even point.
Chiefly British. a method or maneuver used to escape a difficult or embarrassing situation; cop-out:
The scoundrel has used that get-out once too often.

get out

verb

to leave or escape or cause to leave or escape: used in the imperative when dismissing a person
to make or become known; publish or be published
tr to express with difficulty
troften foll byof to extract (information or money) (from a person)
to get a confession out of a criminal
tr to gain or receive something, esp something of significance or value
you get out of life what you put into it
foll by of to avoid or cause to avoid
she always gets out of swimming
tr to solve (a puzzle or problem) successfully
cricket to dismiss or be dismissed

noun

an escape, as from a difficult situation
theatre the process of moving out of a theatre the scenery, props, and costumes after a production

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of get-out¹

First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase get out

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Idioms and Phrases

as all get-out, Informal. in the extreme; to the utmost degree:
Once his mind is made up, he can be stubborn as all get-out.

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Ms Brown urged Sir Keir to remove a "blatant get-out clause" for tech companies, as well as to prevent illegal material being shared in private communications.

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But they could employ a whole range of other get-out clauses within the FOI rules - known as “exemptions” - to either refuse release or to redact the papers down to blank pages.

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The Fight for $15 campaign, meanwhile, accused the board of letting McDonald's walk away "with a get-out of-jail-free card after illegally retaliating against low-paid workers who were fighting to be paid enough to feed their families" in a statement posted on X.

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At least one union believes this caveat is actually a get-out clause, and is still seeking clarification on what rights employers will have to refuse regular contracts, and to refuse requests for flexible working or compressed hours.

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“I started doing a deep dive of his films. In the final number of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ there’s this moment that is ’70s as all get-out with the Afros and the fashion,” Brewer said.

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