Meaning of get something over with | Babel Free
Definitions
To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
etwas hinter sich bringen
Français
en finir avec
Nederlands
ergens komaf mee maken
Русский
поко́нчить с че́м-либо
Türkçe
atlatmak
Examples
“I hate getting shots, but it's best just to get it over with.”
“Let's just get this over with. I'm sure we've all got things we'd rather be doing”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.