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1.
Overcome, surmount, as in We have finally gotten over our biases. "Late 1600s"
2.
Recover from, as in I just got over the flu, or I hope the children get over their parents' divorce quickly. [c. 1700] This usage sometimes appears as
get over it, as on a bumper sticker following the 1992 presidential election: "Bush Lost, Get Over It."
3.
Also,
get over with. Complete, have done with, especially something unpleasant. For example, When I finally got the proofreading over, I was ready for a day off, or I'm glad to get all that dental work over with. It also is put as
get it over with, as in I might as well sign the check and get it over with. The first usage dates from the late 1800s, the second from the
early 1800s.
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Get Over It may refer to:
- Get Over It (film), a 2001 film starring Kirsten Dunst
- Get Over It (album), an album by Mr. Big
- "Get Over It" (Eagles song)
- "Get Over It" (Guillemots song)
- "Get Over It" (OK Go song)
- "Get Over It", a song by Avril Lavigne, the B-side of the single "Sk8er Boi"
- Get Over It (The Nextmen album), by The Nextmen
- Get Over It!, an album by Care Bears on Fire
- Get Over It!, the 2011 FIRST Tech Challenge game
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