get something over with en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
get + over with
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
Let's just get this over with. I'm sure we've all got things we'd rather be doing
2019, “One Bad Day” (50 seconds from the start), in Marvel's The Punisher, season 2, episode 7:I hate getting shots, but it's best just to get it over with.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| got something over with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got something over with | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| getting something over with | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gotten something over with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| gets something over with | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (15)
es superar (put behind oneself) · fi saada alta pois (put behind oneself) · fr en finir avec (put behind oneself) · es terminar con (put behind oneself) · uk закінчити з цим (put behind oneself) · es acabar (put behind oneself) · es acabarse (put behind oneself) · sv få något överstökat (put behind oneself) · es ahorrarse (put behind oneself) · de etwas hinter sich bringen (put behind oneself) · nl ergens komaf mee maken (put behind oneself) · tr atlatmak (put behind oneself) · es hacerlo de una vez por todas (put behind oneself) · ru поко́нчить с че́м-либо (put behind oneself) · pl mieć coś z głowy (put behind oneself)