get over someone or something
- get over someone or something
get over someone or something
1. Lit. to move or climb over someone or something. •
I managed to get over the sand dunes and moved on toward the shoreline.
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I couldn't get over the huge rock in the path, so I went around it.
2. Fig. to recover from difficulties regarding someone or something. (See also
Get over it!.) •
I almost never got over the shock.
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Sharon finally got over Tom. He had been such a pest.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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