Chase
Chase verb - To drive or force out.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Timmy arrives at Remy's mansion to "cut to the chase," (namely, Remy attempting to get rid of Timmy's fairies).
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From the moment he crashes through Launchpad's ceiling during an opening chase with Bulba, Darkwing cannot get rid of the pilot.
Source: Stalker Without a Crush -
In chronological order: During the swoop bike chase in Wedge's Gamble, Corran gets rid of a sidecar by flinging it through what from a distance appears to be an advertising screen.
Source: Comic Book / X-Wing Series
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