deliver someone from something—(formal)
1. save or rescue a person from smth.:
- They armed to deliver him from prison. Crowds had gathered … loud in their outcries for mercy.
2. free a person from some problem or responsibility:
- Chilperic was delivered from the necessity of inventing any new expedient.
deliver someone of something — = deliver someone from something 2:
- He was looking for someone to deliver him of his burdensome responsibility.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase deliver oneself of something—express one’s thoughts, views, etc.:
- After I had delivered myself of this ponderous thought, conversation turned into pleasant channels again.