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I recently talked about the idiom "get rid of" on twitter when President Trump suggested the filibuster rule should be gotten rid of. I want to discuss it here again in case you missed it there.

So, what does this idiom mean? If you get rid of something, you throw it away or dispose of it. For example, when you're moving, you may need to get rid of your old furniture or old clothes. It may be time to get rid of your old car too, and get a new one.

Get rid of can be used for things that are not tangible, like get rid of bad habits, get rid of smoke smells, or get rid of pains and feelings.

Interestingly, you can get rid of a person as well. I'll talk more about it on Thursday. So please come visit our website.

In the meantime, let's practice the phrase together. Please repeat after me:

I got rid of my old car.