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got out from under

got out from under is the simple past and past participle 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 got out from under

What is got out from under the simple past and past participle of?
Got out from under is the simple past and past participle of get out from under.

Words near got out from under in the dictionary

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

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