Daily life
get something over with
finish an unpleasant task
To finish an unpleasant or boring task so that you do not have to think about it any more.
Hear it in real life
Have you called the dentist yet?
No, but I want to get it over with today.
I just want to get this tax form over with.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I want to get over the paperwork with.
Say: I want to get the paperwork over with.
Put the task between “get” and “over with,” not after “over.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get something over with; got something over with
Your turn: say it out loud
I just want to get this tax form over with.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get something over with
finish an unpleasant task
“I just want to get this tax form over with.”
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