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get on with it



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"It's horrible, it's heart-breaking but you've got to be realistic and get on with it - but it's been a complete rollercoaster and emotionally draining," says John.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

And so we literally have to dismantle the lies that we’ve been sold about all of those things so that we can just get on with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Rachel from Hertford said the serious pain she was in was dismissed by health professionals who wanted her to "just get on with it".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

That led to an angry reaction from the world champion, who gestured for the Dutchman to get on with it.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

"Let's get on with it," he famously declared at a bar association event in 1988.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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