get (someone) out of trouble

idiom

: to solve someone's problems

Examples of get (someone) out of trouble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Severino managed to get out of trouble when needed and got plenty of help from the defense. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024 Nicholls was not in position to walk Smith in the bottom of the inning, but Desandro made the pitch to get out of trouble before Villareal’s misplay. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024 But that was kind of the point: Learning to avoid or get out of trouble was seen as part of growing up. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024 Black likes Lawrence’s nasty stuff and ability to get out of trouble via strikeouts or groundball outs. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2024 Basically, Judd is still trying to get out of trouble constantly, trying to not be accountable, whilst still retaining power. Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022 Colorado broke through against Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie in the fifth on an RBI single by Joe, but McKenzie settled in and retired Blackmon, Rodgers and Cron on fly balls to get out of trouble. Joe Noga, cleveland, 16 June 2022 Brewer struck out the final 2 batters – the final one looking on a 3-2 pitch – to get out of trouble. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 23 Apr. 2022 Defense attorneys claimed the brothers made up a lie about Smollett staging the attack to get out of trouble for possessing the firearms and heroin found in the home. Arkansas Online, 3 Dec. 2021

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“Get (someone) out of trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28someone%29%20out%20of%20trouble. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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