get on with it
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At founder-controlled companies such as Alphabet and Meta, or those with superstar CEOs such as Tesla and Nvidia, shareholders think they should be trusted to get on with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
You've got to suck it up and get on with it.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
"So getting a response was a really important part of it, and hoping that response would push the people who are in positions to get on with it," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Five years ago you would just dig a good hole and leave nature to get on with it," he smiles.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
If nothing’s going to change, then I’d better get on with it, right?
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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