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getting something over with

getting something over with is the present participle and gerund of get something over with.

Meaning of get something over with

Verb

get something over with (third-person singular simple present gets something over with, present participle getting something over with, simple past got something over with, past participle (UK) got something over with or (US) gotten something over with)

  1. (idiomatic) To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
    • I hate getting shots, but it's best just to get it over with.

Questions about getting something over with

What is getting something over with the present participle and gerund of?
Getting something over with is the present participle and gerund of get something over with.

Words near getting something over with in the dictionary

  1. getting someone's Irish up
  2. getting someone's nanny
  3. getting someone's nanny-goat
  4. getting someone's number
  5. getting someone's shirt out
  6. getting something over with
  7. getting something twisted
  8. getting started
  9. getting straight
  10. getting stuck in
  11. getting stuck into

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