to wish to leave a place
to wish to leave a situation or relationship and no longer be involved in it
After which, he said, `I'm on my way over, but you I want out of there.
I mean you might as well go kite-flying, mightn't you, if all you want out of life is fun?
Malcolm wanted out of his job.
She wanted out of the jail cell so badly she started to scream.
Stephanie is fed up with her husband. She just wants out of the marriage.
The likelihood is, if they try it in the small hours like this, they genuinely want out and they generally succeed.
Would you open the door? The dog wants out.
wants out
wanting out
wanted out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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