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getting out from under

getting out from under is the present participle and gerund 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 getting out from under

What is getting out from under the present participle and gerund of?
Getting out from under is the present participle and gerund of get out from under.

Words near getting out from under in the dictionary

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

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