get on with

Example Sentences

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Sir Keir said people expect the government to "get on with the job of changing our country for the better".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“The country expects us to get on with governing,” he said, according to a readout of the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“The country expects us to get on with governing,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“We have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

And if there's anyone who'd simply take it in their stride, who'd just clean up the mess and get on with things, it's the two guys sitting downstairs at the kitchen table drinking their beer.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman