Preposition: of

• louse: Getting rid of lice is not a question of ideology.

• rubbish: Hence the need to get rid of the rubbish in my room.

• smell: How do I get rid of the smell without ruining the cue?

• hangover: Trying to get rid of a hangover more like.

• pest: For quite a long time, these sprays have been the most effective method of getting rid of those pests in our house.

• junk: Use this as an excuse to get rid of any old junk.

Object

• world: Can a dance rid the world of its poisons?

• body: It is not enough to undergo dietary regimens to rid the body of toxins.

• society: It is important that groups on the Left acknowledge our common desire to rid society of capitalism.

• town: The people have tried everything, when a stranger appears who says he can rid the town of rats!

• mind: Darwin and Humanity: Can we rid the mind of God?

Modifying Another Word

• finally: And delighted to be finally rid of the last hosting company we were with.

• well: Nobody was sure whether he died from a broken neck or by hanging, either way the moor was well rid of him.

• now: No, I have benefited by eating healthily, because I am now rid of my carbohydrate craving.

• not: For as long as they do not rid themselves of temporal glory, they are starved of spiritual nourishment.

Used with adjective complement

• get: Now we need to get rid of the pressure.

• want: Maybe we should believe David Murray when he says he wants rid of the bile.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• off: What about the rest of us who have these overpriced used rail tickets to get rid off?