What does “get it over with” mean?
In a book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I found a sentence “You might as well get it over with.”
I don’t understand “get it over with.”
This is when Charlie is going to open the wrap of chocolate to see if the golden ticket is inside it.
It goes as follows:
“You’d better go ahead and open it up, or you’ll be late for school,” Granpa Joe said.
“You might as well get it over with,” Granpa George said.
Can you give me an advice?
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It means something like "You might as well do it quickly and do it now", because there's so much suspense in this scene, with everyone wondering whether there's a golden ticket in it or not. The phrase "get it over with" refers to doing something that is unpleasant, and doing it quickly so that it is over soon.
Haha, this wasn't really such a clear explanation, but I hope it helps anyway. I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by the way. Enjoy the rest of your book!
"Get it over with" is an impatient way to tell someone to do something quickly. They are basically saying that it won't do any good to wait or do it slowly. They want the task to be finished as soon as possible so they can move on to other things, or in Grandpa's case, satisfy his curiosity as to what was in the wrapper.
It means just do it, so that you can go about your day.
Usually people say it when they dread doing something. That way if they just hurry up and do it, they can get it done with and they dont have to worry about it anymore. Hence, get it over with it.
In a nutshell, it means to just go about without further delay.*