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get sth over with

Phrasal Verb with get
 
 
/get/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got, US gotten)

Definition

to do and complete something difficult or unpleasant that must be done: I'll be glad to get these exams over with.
(Definition of get sth over with from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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