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gets out from under

gets out from under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get out from under.

Meaning of get out from under

Verb

get out from under (third-person singular simple present gets out from under, present participle getting out from under, simple past got out from under, past participle (UK) got out from under or (US) gotten out from under)

  1. (intransitive) To escape from a debt.
    • With all this debt, I don't know how we'll ever get out from under.

Questions about gets out from under

What is gets out from under the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets out from under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get out from under.

Words near gets out from under in the dictionary

  1. gets one's wires crossed
  2. gets oneself together
  3. gets onto
  4. gets open
  5. gets out
  6. gets out from under
  7. gets out of
  8. gets out of bed on the wrong side
  9. gets out of Dodge
  10. gets out of here
  11. gets out of someone's ear

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