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01. I think we should get [rid] of these ugly curtains, and put up some blinds instead.
02. They had to have their house sprayed to [rid] it completely of fleas.
03. I'm going to Taiwan to teach English, and I have to get [rid] of my car, so I'll give you a good deal on it.
04. You're going to have to start a regular exercise program, and cut down on your drinking if you want to get [rid] of that beer gut.
05. New vaccines may someday [rid] our planet of a number of those diseases that currently result in millions of deaths each year.
06. You should get [rid] of that old jacket; it looks terrible on you.
07. We sure have a lot of useless stuff in the basement. Maybe if we have a garage sale, we can get [rid] of some of it.
08. I know this big couch is really old, but it's comfortable, so I don't want to get [rid] of it.
09. I usually go through my files once in a while to get [rid] of stuff that is out of date.
10. In order to wash sand particles out of her eyes, and [rid] her body of excess salt, the female green turtle sheds tears as she lays her eggs on the beach.
11. We put out some rat poison to get [rid] of mice, but our cat ate it, and died.
12. Let's sort your toys into two piles; those you want to keep, and those you want to get [rid] of.
13. You can get [rid] of some stains in your clothing by putting a bottle of cola in the washing machine.
14. There is some spyware on my computer that I just can't seem to get [rid] of.
15. Her husband is taking an exercise class to get [rid] of some fat around his waist.
16. We got ourselves a cat to [rid] the cabin of mice.
17. There is a Spanish proverb which states that women and wine [rid] a man of his common sense.
18. There is a Polish proverb which observes that wherever you go, you can't get [rid] of yourself.
19. Gary Apple once joked, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you get [rid] of him on weekends."
20. Mao Zedong once said that in order to get [rid] of the gun, it is necessary to take up the gun.
21. As a young man, Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the Buddha, vowed to gain complete control over his body and mind by [ridding] himself of all passions, both physical and mental.
22. We can't seem to [rid] our garden of bugs that are eating the leaves of our rose bush.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Rid — Rid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rid} or {Ridded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ridding}.] [OE. ridden, redden, AS. hreddan to deliver, liberate; akin to D. & LG. redden, G. retten, Dan. redde, Sw. r[ a]dda, and perhaps to Skr. ?rath to loosen.] 1. To save; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rid — rid1 [rid] vt. rid or ridded, ridding [ME ridden, earlier ruden < ON rythja, to clear (land), akin to OE ryddan, OHG riuten < IE * reudh < base * reu , to tear up, dig out > RIP1, RUG] 1. to free, clear, relieve, or disencumber, as of …   English World dictionary

  • Rid of Me — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rid of Me Álbum de PJ Harvey Publicación 4 de Mayo de 1993 Género(s) Rock …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Rid — Rid, imp. & p. p. of {Ride}, v. i. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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