Collocations for "rid"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rid" in context.
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rid
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- rid themselves of [guilt, shame, him]
- [wanted, tried, needed] to rid themselves of [guilt]
- rid your mind of [doubts, questions, guilt]
- rid yourself of negative [thoughts, people, energy, influences]
- rid yourself of [inefficient workers, unwanted expenses]
- rid the [house, castle, building] of [ghosts, evil spirits, insects]
'rid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
altogether
- auction
- barrier
- bleach
- brush
- card
- cleaner
- cockroach
- coin
- competitor
- cough
- coup
- crap
- craving
- cuff
- demon
- dent
- evil
- file
- flea
- get
- habit
- headache
- hiccup
- hose
- jinx
- junk
- kink
- knuckle
- louse
- maggot
- pain
- pest
- purge
- rinse
- rust
- sloth
- sludge
- spirit
- stalker
- surplus
- unpleasant
- virus
- wart
- whisk