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What is the meaning of "get over"?

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Rebecca

To "get over" means to recover from, forget about, or move on from something or someone. It is an informal expression, which in this context, is used to mean to overcome or forget about something. The speaker has used "get over" to state that she cannot get used to or move on from the fact that so much single-use plastic is used to package such a small amount of food. Ex: The breakup was hard. It took me a long time to get over it. Ex: I can't get over the fact that Madonna is already 61 years old. She looks like she's 30.

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