get on with it
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"The way my parents have brought me up is you've just got to get on with it so, yeah, I had one leg and that was it," said Williams.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"It is hot, but we've just got to get on with it," Winkworth smiles.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
I asked him if he was looking forward to the event, and he told me he was hungry and wanted to get on with it.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
And so we literally have to dismantle the lies that we’ve been sold about all of those things so that we can just get on with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
“Well, get on with it, we’re listening,” said Deydey, straining to keep the laughter from bursting out of his voice.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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