be done with it

idiom

: get it over with
Just call her and be done with it.

Examples of be done with it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the real trouble was in the lengthy interim segments between Henson and Parker’s list-reading, because rather than read the nominations and be done with it, the E! livestream interjected several minutes of filler from E! Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2021 This means understanding what data is available to an organization, what can be done with it, and what tools and technologies are needed to put it to use. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Charging the Ace 3 can be done with it in or out of the band. Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 5 Apr. 2021 Jones' bill directs the state Department of General Services to remove the statue from Capitol Square and store it until the General Assembly determines what should be done with it. Sarah Rankin, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021 Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch could basically write a check and be done with it. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023 These years have produced harsh assessments of the treatment endured by unwed mothers and their children in the Ireland of the past, as well as various proposals for what to do with the Tuam site — including one to just erect a memorial and be done with it. Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022 But who has access to that data and what can be done with it? David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 European officials said the pandemic and the Ukraine invasion highlighted the need for a multinational solution to help data move between countries with legal clarity on what can and can’t be done with it. Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 25 May 2022

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“Be done with it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20done%20with%20it. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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