Phrase guide

get something over with

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I hate getting shots, but it's best just to get it over with.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

get + over with

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ergens komaf mee maken — put behind oneself
  • Finnish: saada alta pois — put behind oneself
  • French: en finir avec — put behind oneself
  • German: etwas hinter sich bringen — put behind oneself
  • Polish: mieć coś z głowy — put behind oneself
  • Russian: поко́нчить с че́м-либо (pokónčitʹ s čém-libo) — put behind oneself
  • Spanish: hacerlo de una vez por todas — put behind oneself
  • Spanish: terminar con — put behind oneself
  • Spanish: superar — put behind oneself
  • Spanish: ahorrarse — put behind oneself
  • Spanish: acabar — put behind oneself
  • Spanish: acabarse — put behind oneself
  • Swedish: få något överstökat — put behind oneself
  • Turkish: atlatmak — put behind oneself
  • Ukrainian: закінчити з цим (zakinčyty z cym) — put behind oneself