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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Get over it / get it over with
get over it
get it over with
Do they have the same meaning, which is to forget something, and can be used interchangeably?
get it over with
Do they have the same meaning, which is to forget something, and can be used interchangeably?
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No they are different. Get over it - is something said to somebody who is dwelling on something (usually negative). So we lost, get over it.
- No they are different.
- Get over it - is something said to somebody who is dwelling on something (usually negative).
- So we lost, get over it.
- Get it over with is a task that you (or someone else) don't (doesn't) want to do, however the task needs doing and it is better to do it and finish it.
- I hate writing my lesson plans but if I do them now I get it over with.
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No they are different.
Get over it - is something said to somebody who is dwelling on something (usually negative). So we lost, get over it.
Get it over with is a task that you (or someone else) don't (doesn't) want to do, however the task needs doing and it is better to do it and finish it. I hate writing my lesson plans but if I do them now I get it over with.
Get over it - is something said to somebody who is dwelling on something (usually negative). So we lost, get over it.
Get it over with is a task that you (or someone else) don't (doesn't) want to do, however the task needs doing and it is better to do it and finish it. I hate writing my lesson plans but if I do them now I get it over with.
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Anonymousget over it"The meanings are quite different.
get it over with
"Get over it" as an imperative sentence is a fairly new advent. It shows disdain for the respondant's failure to deal with some past event which has left him in a state of emotional upheaval.
In my day (a hundred years ago) we used the expression, "I can't get ove
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I see they are different. Thank you, Dave and Avangi, for the explanations.
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The expressions do not have the same meaning. As such I don't think they are interchangeable. Also, I don't think either expression has anything to do with forgetting something.
The expression "get over it" is something one says when to tell someone to stop complaining about something. For example, someone who complains about his or her day might be told to "get over it." "Get over i
The expression "get over it" is something one says when to tell someone to stop complaining about something. For example, someone who complains about his or her day might be told to "get over it." "Get over i
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