Get Over It

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.

The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: travel across or pass over
  Synonyms: traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get across, cut through, cut across

Meaning #2: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end

Meaning #3: improve in health
  Synonyms: get well, bounce back

Meaning #4: get on top of; deal with successfully
  Synonyms: overcome, subdue, surmount, master

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

See also

• Over It (disambiguation)

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