build a bridge and get over it
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A play on the literal and figurative senses of get over.
Verb[edit]
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)
- (chiefly imperative, colloquial) To cease worrying or complaining about something and move on.