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- american english - Git er done—use of her as dummy subject . . .
Let's get her done This is heard most often as "Let's git 'er done " In this case, her appears to be a substitute for it, because the it refers generally to a task or mission, some form of undertaking that must be completed satisfactorily Yet whatever "her" refers to is not really as specific as a particular ship or whale or whatever
- single word request for a person who gets the job done
"diligent" and "assiduous" come to mind EDIT - As the question has been edited, I then suggest "a diligent and assiduous professional", "a model for my colleagues", "a mirror"
- idioms - Get-go attitude vs. go-getter - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Get-go and go-get are different idioms From the get-go means 'from the very beginning', so get-go means 'beginning' Go get, on the other hand, means to take action (go) and achieve (get) something in return It's a serial verb construction, Go get me another brewski, would you?
- Were finished vs Were done - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What he's probably experienced was that the first time he heard the word done was in food Because of this, he always thinks 'food' as relating to done even though that's not the case Explain to him that for the average (estimated 99%) of americans done is another word for finished They're synonyms
- Lets get it over (with) — do I need the with?
There doesn't seem to be anything other than established (but inconsistent) idiomatic preference involved in the fact that with is usually included in "Lets get it over", but not if we replace over with, say, done (or any of these other synonyms listed by Merriam Webster: completed, concluded, done, down, ended, finished, over, over with, terminated, through, up)
- What is the difference between get it over and get over it?
get over something To deal with or gain control of something "She can't get over her shyness " get over something somebody To return to your usual state of health, happiness, etc after an illness, a shock, the end of a relationship, etc (Recover or overcome a difficulty) "He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he'll get over it "
- grammar - get it done VS get it to be done - English Language Usage . . .
To get something done is idiomatic: She got [or 'had'] her hair done I haven't got the window done [= fixed] yet We got the lawn done [= mown] this week But it doesn't necessarily mean 'have something done by someone [else]': He hasn't got his homework done yet [= He hasn't finished his homework yet ] Note that I'll get it done by the weekend
- meaning - get along er git along or go along (does vehicular . . .
"Get along " is still used (at least in BE) as an order commanding, usually an animal, to move "Get" is approximately the same as "start to move " "Go along" is not idiomatic as a command "Git" is a dialect version of "get" The OED gives the non-imperative version that is used for humans: to get along intransitive a To proceed, progress
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