" To put it differently, I would say: "I would like to remove that tick that is been biting me all day long." I wouldn't say: "I have to be free from that tick." And that is why I'd use "rid of" with a chilly, rather then "free" (irrespective of https://www.diigo.com/item/note/a6qh6/krdg?k=65e95b0913fab30cafc1f332b922353a