get over oneself

verb

To cease to be vain and self-obsessed.

“When he told me I was to serve him as if he were a Russian czar, I told him to get over himself.”

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Meanings

verbget over oneself (third-person singular simple present gets over oneself, present participle getting over oneself, simple past got over oneself, past participle (UK) got over oneself or (US) gotten over oneself)

present singular third person gets over oneself · participle present getting over oneself · past got over oneself · UK participle past got over oneself · US participle past gotten over oneself

  1. idiomaticinformalTo cease to be vain and self-obsessed.

    When he told me I was to serve him as if he were a Russian czar, I told him to get over himself.

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APA

get over oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20over%20oneself

MLA

“get over oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20over%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get over oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20over%20oneself.

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