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Maymhight Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Why do we have "with" in this sentence?

Hi!

Could you tell me why we have "with" in the follwing sentence?

"Let's start now." " I just want to get it over with."

Is the word "me" dropped after "with"?
  

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"me" is not dropped after "with", no. Neither "me" nor any other similar personal pronoun is part of the idiom. With "get", "over with" means "finished".

— CalifJim

  • "me" is not dropped after "with", no.
  • Neither "me" nor any other similar personal pronoun is part of the idiom.
  • With "get", "over with" means "finished".
  • This idiom is used in circumstances where there is something undesirable or unpleasant about the task to be finished, and the idea is usually that it will be a relief to have it finished soon.
  • In brief get it over with = get it finished = be finished with it -- We have to move all the furniture out on the lawn before the carpet layers come.
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"me" is not dropped after "with", no. Neither "me" nor any other similar personal pronoun is part of the idiom.

With "get", "over with" means "finished". This idiom is used in circumstances where there is something undesirable or unpleasant about the task to be finished, and the idea is usually that it will be a relief to have it finished soon.

In brief get it over w
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Guru San,

Thank you very much for your detailed reply.

I'm still wondering why we have "with "here.

Does the word add any meaning? If it is a preposition, it seems to me that it should have its object, though it could be dropped if obvious.

Besr regards,

Maymhight
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