" Quite simply, I'd say: "I would like to remove that tick which is been biting me all day." I would not say: "I have to be free from that tick." And that is why I would use "rid of" with a chilly, rather than "free" (no matter regardless of https://governmentgreengrant.business.blog/2024/08/21/top-qualities-of-top-agencies-while-applying-for-loft-insulation-grant-for-pensioners/