over with

over with
over with
To accomplish (an unpleasant task, etc) as quickly as possible
get

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over (and done) with
: finished or completed

Don't worry. The operation will be over with before you know it.

I'd like to get this over with as soon as possible.

No one wants to be here, so let's just get this meeting over with.

I'm just glad to have the test over and done with.

The past is over and done with.

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Main Entry:over

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  • over with(1) — {prep.} At the end of; finished with; through with. * /They were over with the meeting by ten o clock./ * /By Saturday Mary will be over with the measles./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • over with(1) — {prep.} At the end of; finished with; through with. * /They were over with the meeting by ten o clock./ * /By Saturday Mary will be over with the measles./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • over with(2) — {adj.}, {informal} At an end; finished. * /John knew his mother would scold him for losing the money, and he wanted to get it over with./ * /After the hard test, Jerry said, I m glad that s over with! / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • over with(2) — {adj.}, {informal} At an end; finished. * /John knew his mother would scold him for losing the money, and he wanted to get it over with./ * /After the hard test, Jerry said, I m glad that s over with! / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • over with — adjective Date: 1899 being at an end ; finished, completed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • get something over with — See: OVER WITH(1) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get something over with — See: OVER WITH(1) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Over — O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Over again — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Over against — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Over and above — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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