[General] climb out/get out/release

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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

1.1.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]The child fell into a ditch and couldn’t climb out of it without outside help.
1.2.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]The child fell nto a ditch and couldn’t get out of it without outside help.

With good conduct he'll get out of prison in a few months.

get out = leave, escape

Get out of here!" the teacher shouted angrily to the misbehaving student.

get out = leave or depart

We must not let the news about this secret invention get out.

get out = become known

Once we get out the newsletter, we can concentrate on other projects.

Our press is getting out two new books on ecology.

get out = publish something

He got out of jury duty because of his illness.

get out of = to be excused from; avoid

Tom complained that he didn't get anything out of the course on grammar.

get out of = to gain from; extract from

The amount offered by the Office of Presidential Affairs of Russia for the land is not being released.

They released the list with the names of the prisoners.

The information was released to the press.

release = give out; publish; announce; make (information) available for publication

I wish to be released from my contract.

This payment will release you from any further obligation to the company.

Death at last released her from her pain.

release = exonerate; dispense; relieve

You can be released from prison early, for good behaviour.

He was released on bail.

release = free, dismiss a detainee; grant freedom to; free from confinement

The film has been released to various movie theaters.

release = prepare and issue for public distribution; show a film

He releases a black arrow from his bow.

release an arrow = shoot an arrow

The new government released the holdings in the dictator's bank account.

release = make (assets) available

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.
 
Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

1.1.The child fell into a ditch and couldn’t climb out of it without outside help.
1.2.The child fell nto a ditch and couldn’t get out of it without outside help.

With good conduct he'll get out of prison in a few months.

get out = leave, escape

Get out of here!" the teacher shouted angrily to the misbehaving student.

get out = leave or depart

We must not let the news about this secret invention get out.

get out = become known

Once we get out the newsletter, we can concentrate on other projects.

Our press is getting out two new books on ecology.

get out = publish something

He got out of jury duty because of his illness.

get out of = to be excused from; avoid

Tom complained that he didn't get anything out of the course on grammar.

get out of = to gain from; extract from

The amount offered by the Office of Presidential Affairs of Russia for the land is not being released.

They released the list with the names of the prisoners.

The information was released to the press.

release = give out; publish; announce; make (information) available for publication

I wish to be released from my contract.

This payment will release you from any further obligation to the company.

Death at last released her from her pain. It sounds odd though it may be grammatical You can say this way:
She would prefer death as a last resort to get herself released from her unbearable pain
release = exonerate; dispense; relieve

You can be released from prison early, for good behaviour.

He was released on bail.

release = free, dismiss a detainee; grant freedom to; free from confinement

The film has been released in (to) various movie theaters.

release = prepare and issue for public distribution; show a film

He releases a black arrow from his bow.

release an arrow = shoot an arrow

The new government released the holdings to(in) the dictator's bank account.

release = make (assets) available

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

released in movie theaters and released to somebody's account, otherwise all others seem OK.
 
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And as the definition if 'make assets available', in is more logical, though freeze/free would sound more natural as verbs to me.
 
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