get (something) over with
idiom
: to cause or experience the end of (something) : to finish (something)
I just want to get this ordeal over with!
I just want to get this ordeal over and done with!
Examples of get (something) over with in a Sentence
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Grandma Blue strode to the dock with the determined blindness of someone who wanted to get something over with.
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
In the end, Jey Uso is able to get over with the crowd in a way no one else is seemingly able to.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Angel Garza no longer waits until mid-match to rip his pants off in a spot that has proven to get over with crowds.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 May 2021
Last season felt like something the Sox just wanted to get over with.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
In the end, Jey Uso is able to get over with the crowd in a way no one else is seemingly able to.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Angel Garza no longer waits until mid-match to rip his pants off in a spot that has proven to get over with crowds.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 May 2021
Last season felt like something the Sox just wanted to get over with.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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“Get (something) over with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20over%20with. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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