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1. Overcome, surmount, as in We have finally gotten over our biases. [Late 1600s] 2. Recover from, as in I just got over the flu, or I hope the children get over their parents' divorce quickly. [c. 1700] This usage sometimes appears as get over it, as on a bumper sticker following the 1992 presidential election: "Bush Lost, Get Over It." 3. Also, get over with. Complete, have done with, especially something unpleasant. For example, When I finally got the proofreading over, I was ready for a day off, or I'm glad to get all that dental work over with. It Also is put as get it over with, as in I might as well sign the check and get it over with. The first usage dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1800s.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): get over something
to recover from a disease. (See also get over someone or something.) • It took a long time to get over the flu. • I thought I would never get over the mumps., Phrase(s): get over someone or something
1. Lit. to move or climb over someone or something. • I managed to get over the sand dunes and moved on toward the shoreline. • I couldn’t get over the huge rock in the path, so I went around it. 2. Fig. to recover from difficulties regarding someone or something. (See also Get over it!.) • I almost never got over the shock. • Sharon finally got over Tom. He had been such a pest., Phrase(s): get something over (to someone)
1. to deliver something to someone. • Get these papers over to Mr. Wilson’s office right away. • He needs it now, so try to get it over as soon as you can. 2. to make someone understand something; to succeed in explaining something to someone. • I finally got the basic concepts of trigonometry over to him. • He tries to understand what I’m talking about, but I can’t get it over.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs