build a bridge and get over it

verb

To cease worrying or complaining about something and move on.

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Meanings

verbbuild a bridge and get over it (third-person singular simple present builds a bridge and gets over it, present participle building a bridge and getting over it, simple past built a bridge and got over it, past participle (UK) built a bridge and got over it or (US) built a bridge and gotten over it)

present singular third person builds a bridge and gets over it · participle present building a bridge and getting over it · past built a bridge and got over it · UK participle past built a bridge and got over it · US participle past built a bridge and gotten over it

  1. colloquialimperativeTo cease worrying or complaining about something and move on.

Origin

A play on the literal and figurative senses of get over.

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Cite this entry
APA

build a bridge and get over it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20a%20bridge%20and%20get%20over%20it

MLA

“build a bridge and get over it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20a%20bridge%20and%20get%20over%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “build a bridge and get over it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20a%20bridge%20and%20get%20over%20it.

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