1. To remedy a troublesome or difficult situation. I have to get out of a jam, so is there any chance you can bring me those papers I left at home?

2. To free someone else from a troublesome or difficult situation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "out." Any chance you could bring me those papers I left at home? It would really get me out of a jam. He got himself of out a jam by calling his friends for help.