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get something over with

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɡɛt sʌmθɪŋ ˈoʊvɚ wɪð/ · UK /ˌɡet sʌmθɪŋ ˈəʊvə wɪð/

get something over with means: To do an unpleasant task soon so that you no longer have to worry about it.

verb

FINISH UNPLEASANT TASKB1

To do an unpleasant task soon so that you no longer have to worry about it.

  • Let’s get it over with.
  • I got the dentist’s appointment over with this morning.
  • Can we get this difficult conversation over with today?

How to use it: get something over with (Let’s get the interview over with before lunch.)

Similar words: get out of the way, finish

Common phrases: get it over with, get something over with

Questions about get something over with

What does get something over with mean?

To do an unpleasant task soon so that you no longer have to worry about it.

What is get something over with in other languages?

Türkçe: yapıp kurtulmak · Español: quitarse de encima · Français: en finir avec · Deutsch: hinter sich bringen · Italiano: togliersi il pensiero · 日本語: 済ませてしまう

How do you pronounce get something over with?

In American English /ˌɡɛt sʌmθɪŋ ˈoʊvɚ wɪð/; in British English /ˌɡet sʌmθɪŋ ˈəʊvə wɪð/.

How do you use get something over with in a sentence?

Let’s get it over with. I got the dentist’s appointment over with this morning.

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