How to Pronounce "get out from under"
expression
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈəndɝ
GET-owt-frum-UHN-der
ɡˈɛt/ /ˈaʊt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ˈʌndɐ
get-OWT-from-UN-duh
Definition
To free yourself from a responsibility, problem, or someone’s control, especially after struggling with it for a while.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈəndɝ
British English
ɡˈɛt/ /ˈaʊt/ /fɹˈɒm/ /ˈʌndɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GET-owt-frum-UHN-der
UK
get-OWT-from-UN-duh
Listen in Context
I need to get out from under all this debt.
She wants to get out from under her parents’ control.
He finally managed to get out from under his boss’s pressure.
I’m working two jobs just to get out from under.