What is "get-out"

Usage examples of "get-out".

Round it was, sorta dark, black-like in the mist and rain, sinister as all get-out.

Alpha's plans to profit from a drug that should have been credited to Central Meds, Polyon's idea of creating a black market in metachips—no, Nancia assured herself, her passengers were nasty and corrupt as all get-out, but at least they weren't violent.

Clive estimated that the company was worth about a hundred to a hundred and fifty thousand pounds, but pointed out that having seen nothing except the balance sheet, he was in no position to commit himself clearly he wanted a get-out clause in case anything went wrong at a later stage, thought Townsend.

And the Selectors are helping it die by making people think there's a get-out clause if worse comes to worst.

Under such circumstances, a commission could be resigned at once, and every Shield contract contained a get-out clause covering this particular area.

I was SC's insurance policy, their get-out clause, their parachute (I heard many colourful analogies).

Now all he prayed for was some convenient get-out clause, a means by which he could politely escape what he was certain would be an excruciating evening.

Situation totally zero in terms of a get-out and I didn't like the way they'd brought Tewson in to put the questions because the other two men in here were obviously bugs and understood English perfectly and it meant the intelligence cell knew how to think and I don't like people thinking.

I'm fixing to be surprised as all get-out if these fake Black Legging Kiowa turn out to be Irishmen.

I thought it was a parole officer doing a home visit so I take him in the living room and sit him down to have a chat, cheery as all get-out just to show what a good little citizen I am.