get on with it
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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
"If you've got the money to do it, and you've got the space, then you should probably get on with it," she says now of her decision to buy a heat pump.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
"Do it slowly, do it right but let's get on with it," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
"I'm a little bit anxious - a bit of trepidation - but I just want to get on with it now because it's been a very long, painful fight," she told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
"I'm sorry about all of this. Tell Newman to give you a thousand dollars, but now it's time for me to get on with it."
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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