Bluebirds are voracious insect consumers, quickly ridding a garden of insect pests. Living and working in these communities, deminers are methodically ridding Cambodia of the landmine menace. Ridding the body of impurities can increase this energy. Al-Qawuqji told his troops that the purpose was "ridding Palestine of the Zionist plague". Petitions were circulated aimed at ridding the state of the perceived menace. Man also shaped his land by ridding himself of certain species and introducing others. The Minpins are grateful to Little Billy for ridding the forest of their tormentor. The Owl has more valuable skills, like servicing churches by ridding them of rats. By the 1860s, the Russian government was considering ridding itself of its Russian America colony. He was proud of ridding himself of "the Puritanism in which I was bred". Petersen had difficulty ridding himself of the Will Graham character after principal photography wrapped. Taylor would win the match, seemingly ridding his rival for good. The SED set a primary goal of ridding East Germany of all traces of Nazism. Cersei asks for Baelish's assistance in ridding King's Landing of the Tyrells.