get out from under

verb

To escape from a debt.

“With all this debt, I don't know how we'll ever get out from under.”

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets out from under · participle present getting out from under · past got out from under · UK participle past got out from under · US participle past gotten out from under

  1. intransitiveTo escape from a debt.

    With all this debt, I don't know how we'll ever get out from under.

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APA

get out from under. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20from%20under

MLA

“get out from under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20from%20under. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get out from under,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20from%20under.

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