getting something over with

A form of get something over with — To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get something over with
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getting something over with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20something%20over%20with

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“getting something over with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20something%20over%20with. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “getting something over with,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20something%20over%20with.

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