get out of the way

get something out of the way

to finish something first so that you can do something else I got my required courses out of the way, and now I can study the things I'm really excited about.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mila	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Cornelio	kor-NE-lyo	Spanish, Italian
Tirta	TEER-tah	Indonesian
Arden	['a:dn]
Klava	-	Russian
Harley	['hɑ:li]