get away from it all

Meaning

This idiom means to escape from your normal, stressful daily routine, work, or busy city life by going on a relaxing holiday or vacation, usually to a quiet or remote place.

Examples

• After working sixty hours a week, I just need to get away from it all.

  After working sixty hours a week, I just need to get away from it all.

• They rented a small cabin in the mountains to get away from it all.

  They rented a small cabin in the mountains to get away from it all.

• A weekend trip to the countryside is the perfect way to get away from it all.

  A weekend trip to the countryside is the perfect way to get away from it all.

• Sometimes you need to turn off your phone and get away from it all.

  Sometimes you need to turn off your phone and get away from it all.

• We booked a trip to a remote island just to get away from it all.

  We booked a trip to a remote island just to get away from it all.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to get away from all.

  ✓ I need to get away from it all.

  This phrase is a fixed idiom and requires the pronoun 'it' to be grammatically correct.

• ✗ We went to the beach for getting away from it all.

  ✓ We went to the beach to get away from it all.

  Use the infinitive 'to get away' to express purpose, rather than 'for getting away'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I'm planning a trip to a quiet cabin in the woods to ___.

  💡 Escape daily stress and routine.

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  get away from it all

• Sometimes you just need to turn off your computer and ___.

  💡 Leave your worries and work behind.

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  get away from it all