get over — recover from
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
To start feeling better after something bad, such as an illness, disappointment, or a difficult experience.
Say it like a native
Textbook It took me a while to recover from the disappointment.
Native It took me a while to get over it.
'Get over' is the everyday verb for recovering from an illness or upset; 'recover from the disappointment' is heavier.
Pattern: get over (something)
In use
- It took her a few weeks to get over the flu.health
- After my team lost the final, it was hard, but I managed to get over it by focusing on my studies.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ It took months to get over from the breakup.
✓ It took months to get over the breakup.
'Get over' takes the thing directly — no 'from'.
Common collocations
get over + setback— the flu, a breakup, the shock, it
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'get by' (which means to manage or survive).