English phrasal verb

get over

To recover from a difficulty or feeling.

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This lady spoke with such dignity and such grace, and with such forgiveness in her heart, I just couldn't get over it, you know?

What can help you to get over fear?

Her son will never get over it.

So my exam got over, I took my paper, and I finished, so I went to pick him up, and there was this major audition happening out there.

One of the first things that I think struck me about him was, we were on a date and it was, you know, it was time for the date to get over.

And I can, I could never get over, like, just letting go and accepting myself for who I am.

I told my friends, "I'm back in one year, I'm gonna do five films, get over the sadness," and it's been 25 years, I've still not gone back to Delhi.

I'm just getting over, those niggles.