build a bridge and get over it

English

Etymology

A play on the literal and figurative senses of get over.

Verb

build a bridge and get over it (third-person singular simple present builds a bridge and gets over it, present participle building a bridge and getting over it, simple past built a bridge and got over it, past participle (UK) built a bridge and got over it or (US) built a bridge and gotten over it)

  1. (chiefly imperative, colloquial) To cease worrying or complaining about something and move on.
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