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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:26 am Post subject: get over with |
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| A: How's your project going? B: Very slow. I just want to get it over with. (or to get over with it.) |
In the bold, which one is correct, 'to get it over with.' or 'to get over with it.'?
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Anuradha Chepur
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: |
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Chan-Seung Lee
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: one more |
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In my English dictionary, I could find an example of 'get over with' which is 'I can't wait to get the interview over with.'.
So I think that 'I just want to get it over with.' is correct rather than 'I just want to get over with it.'.
What do you think of my opinion?
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CP
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In the U.S., it is a common expression to say, "I just want to get it over with," or "Let's just get it over with," to mean to finish it and be rid of it.
So I would say "get it over with" if I had to choose one.
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