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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

This is over with

Hi,


Long time no see....


Anyway, I am wondering about the sentence below..



I'll be so glad when this is over with.


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What is the difference between "this is over" and "this is over with"?


I guess there should be some difference in nuances...
  

Top answer

is over with means. is over with me?

— Pructus

  • is over with means.
  • is over with me?
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is over with means. is over with me?
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No, it means that the ongoing problems are finished. Not much difference between "over" and "over with."
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Thanks a lot, deadrat!!
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pructusWhat is the difference between "this is over" and "this is over with"?
The second sounds slightly more casual to my ear, but it also suggests to me a little more that the speaker is somehow required to be involved in the action.

At a boring opera: I'll be glad when this is over. (The speaker is just waiting for the opera to finish.)
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Oh, CJ, Thanks so much!!

Your explanations make it so clear to me now...

By the way, can we guess that "it is over with" is the omitted form of "it is over with (us/me)"?
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pructusBy the way, can we guess that "it is over with" is the omitted form of "it is over with (us/me)"?
Sometimes it is; sometimes, not.

If a personal relationship has come to an end, then It's (all) over (with (us)).

In most other cases, 'with' can be considered to be dangling uselessly at the end, or it can be considered as 'with
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Oh, I see... CJ!!

"it" is also to be considered...

And, also, "dangling uselessly at the end"...
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pructusAnd, also, "dangling uselessly at the end"...
Yes. As with 'up' in so many phrasal verbs.

Let's total these numbers (up).

CJ
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