get over ( see also ↑ get )
1 . ILLNESS get over something to become well again after an illness:
It’s taken me ages to get over the flu.
2 . UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE get over something to begin to feel better after a very upsetting experience:
She never got over the death of her son.
3 . IDEAS/INFORMATION get something ↔ over to succeed in communicating ideas or information to other people
get something ↔ over to
It’s important that we get this message over to young people.
4 . FINISH SOMETHING get something over ( also get something over with ) to do and finish something difficult that you have to do:
I’ll be in touch once I’ve got my exams over.
I can’t wait to get the interview over with.
5 . PROBLEM/DIFFICULTY get over something to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty:
I don’t know how we’re going to get over this problem.
Once we’ve got over the first few months, we should be making a reasonable profit.
6 . can’t/couldn’t get over something spoken used to say that you are very surprised, shocked, or amused by something:
I can’t get over how well you look.