" In other words, I'd personally say: "I would like to remove that tick that's been biting me all day long." I would not say: "I need to be free from that tick." And that is why I'd use "rid of" with a chilly, rather then "free" (no matter whether https://share.evernote.com/note/447d9542-c602-9341-9bfa-9cafbe9cb233