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Meanings of well rid in English

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Usage of well rid in English
1
Beware of ambitious princes; the world would be well rid of them!'
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth
2
They're a hell-raisin' outfit, an' this country'll be well rid of 'em.
Man-Size
3
The brothers sold the lad into slavery, to be well rid of him.
Our Day / In the Light of Prophecy
4
Lamb has run away, and I think we are well rid of him.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
5
Give me a fag and a coffee and I'm well rid of you.
Demon bound
6
Still, I think that perhaps we are well rid of him.
A Yellow God: An Idol of Africa
7
We are well rid of them, for they were mutinous rascals.
Paddy Finn
8
John ought to be thankful he is well rid of her.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
9
Bury him, we are well rid of him, he was good for nothing.
The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
10
We will thank God that we are well rid of her!
O. T., A Danish Romance
11
No-no :theso-called literary world was well rid of Minerva and her yellow ribbon.
Roundabout Papers
12
The country's well rid of her. And he held out his hands to her.
Dragonshadow
13
Miss Challoner was well rid of him even at the cost of her life.
Initials Only
14
Tilly is well rid of the whole lot of them.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
15
All, however, agreed in one thing, that the village was well rid of them.
Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
16
He wishes heartily to be well rid of the niggers.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 / A Mag...
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