get over the line

verb

To fulfil one's task; to do what is required.

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Meanings

verbget over the line (third-person singular simple present gets over the line, present participle getting over the line, simple past got over the line, past participle got over the line or gotten over the line)

present singular third person gets over the line · participle present getting over the line · past got over the line · participle past got over the line · participle past gotten over the line

  1. ambitransitiveTo fulfil one's task; to do what is required.

    Midfielder Jill Scott, who had suffered defeat at the hands of the Germans in the final in 2009, came on in extra time to help England get over the line and was overcome with emotion.

    2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport
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    Responsible for public affairs, business strategy, corporate development and finance, he [Donald Tang] now faces the task of getting an initial public offering over the line in London after ditching earlier plans to list in New York in the face of US political opposition.

    2024 July 13, Laura Onita, Eleanor Olcott, “Shein’s master of reinvention treads tricky path to IPO”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11

    Synonyms: get the job done

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo fulfil one's task; to do what is required.

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get the job done
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APA

get over the line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20over%20the%20line

MLA

“get over the line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20over%20the%20line. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get over the line,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20over%20the%20line.

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