get on with (something or someone)
idiom
1
: to continue doing (something)
I didn't mean to interrupt you. I'll let you get on with your work.
You need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and just get on with your life.
This introduction is taking forever. I wish they'd just get on with it the play.
2
chiefly British
: to be or remain friendly with (someone)
They've never really got on with each other.
Examples of get on with (something or someone) in a Sentence
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Fortunately for the fans, the two sides were eventually able to put the bad blood behind them and get on with the show.
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
As interest rates stay higher for longer, more homeowners are deciding to get on with their lives and list their home for sale, deciding additional space, a new job or other factors are more important than keeping a 3% mortgage.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
John Hurt’s character Kane seemingly chokes and grabs his stomach before the little alien creature tears its way out, looks around for a second and skedaddles off into the dark corners of the ship to get on with the business of massacring most of the crew.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
It has been designed so that people who like driving can get on with just that.
—Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 12 May 2024
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
As interest rates stay higher for longer, more homeowners are deciding to get on with their lives and list their home for sale, deciding additional space, a new job or other factors are more important than keeping a 3% mortgage.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
John Hurt’s character Kane seemingly chokes and grabs his stomach before the little alien creature tears its way out, looks around for a second and skedaddles off into the dark corners of the ship to get on with the business of massacring most of the crew.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
It has been designed so that people who like driving can get on with just that.
—Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 12 May 2024
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“Get on with (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20on%20with%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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