Mary wanted to get out from under her mother.We started our own business because we needed to get out from under our employer.
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get out from under (someone or something)
To escape or extricate oneself from a troublesome, difficult, or burdensome person, situation, or circumstance. Having lost his job in the factory, George didn't know how he was going to get out from under all his debt.I can't wait to go to college and get out from under my controlling parents.