get/move on with one's life

idiom

: to continue living one's life in the usual way
After all the problems they've had recently, they just want to get/move on with their lives.

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“Get/move on with one's life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fmove%20on%20with%20one%27s%20life. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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