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get over the line

get over the line verb: to fulfil one's task; to do what is required.

Verb

get 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)

  1. (ambitransitive) To 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
    • 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 of get over the line

Forms of get over the line

third-person singular presentgets over the line
present participlegetting over the line
pastgot over the line
past participlegot over the line
past participlegotten over the line

Questions about get over the line

What does get over the line mean?
Get over the line means to fulfil one's task; to do what is required.
What part of speech is get over the line?
Get over the line is a verb.
What is the past tense of get over the line?
The past tense of get over the line is got over the line.

Words near get over the line in the dictionary

  1. get outside of
  2. get outta here
  3. get over
  4. get over on
  5. get over oneself
  6. get over the line
  7. get past
  8. get past oneself
  9. get physical
  10. get readies
  11. get ready

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