get it over with

get it over with
do it quickly, finish it before it becomes worse
  

"If you want a divorce," he said, "let's get it over with."


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  • get it over with — verb To do or finish, especially said of something unpleasant. He didn’t want to go to the doctor for his shots, but he decided it would be better just to get it over with …   Wiktionary

  • get something over with — verb To do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself. I hate getting shots, but its best just to get it over with …   Wiktionary

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

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

  • get over with — verb Variant of get it over with …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • get in over your head — be/get in over your head ► to be involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with: »He denied fraud saying he was a businessman who just got in over his head. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

  • be/get in over your head — ► to be involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with: »He denied fraud saying he was a businessman who just got in over his head. Main Entry: ↑head …   Financial and business terms

  • Over Her Dead Body — Theatrical release poster Directed by Jeff Lowell Produced by S …   Wikipedia

  • get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 …   Financial and business terms

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