Get over something

Meaning:

to begin feel better again after being sick or having an unhappy experience.

If you get over sickness or a sad experience, you start to feel better again after that.

 

Example:

She was just getting over the flu when she had a stomachache.

It took him years to get over the death of his wife.

 

Picture:



This picture was drawn by a student in Ms. Hsu's listening/speaking class.

 

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