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Prple Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

to get over with sth.

Hi there,

I have heard the following expression: "Yeah there are a lot of things to get over with, I guess..."
No I wonder if I can use "get over with" differently.

For example: "I got over (with) it" (maybe a bad habit..)
Or: "We got over with it" (maybe an issue..)

Thanks!
  

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Yes you can use it like that . I think, the example you gave are correct.

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  • Yes you can use it like that .
  • I think, the example you gave are correct.
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Yes you can use it like that .
I think, the example you gave are correct.
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Thank you!
However I still don't know if the "with" is optional?


"I got over (with) it" (maybe a bad habit..)
"We got over (with) it" (maybe an issue..)

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Prpleget over with
There are two expressions like this, and you may be confusing one with the other.

1 to get over it; to get over (something) - to stop being upset by something; to accept the situation as it is. (no 'with'; 'it' comes after 'over'.)

Carol cried herself to sleep for a week after the tragedy occurred, but sh
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Brilliant! Thank you very much! Can I say: "In the beginning there were a lot of problems to get it over with" ?
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PrpleCan I say: "In the beginning there were a lot of problems to get it over with" ?
No. I'm afraid not. Problems are not unpleasant procedures that you might want to undergo soon just to be finished with the pain.

In the beginning there were a lot of problems to [overcome / surmount].

CJ
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Thank you! However, I think I've had a conversation with an English person and he said: "I bet there are a lot of things to get over with". Or did I understand him wrong?
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PrpleI think I've had a conversation with an English person and he said: "I bet there are a lot of things to get over with".
It could be that someone said that, but it sounds strange to me. I'm not sure what that person meant.
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