Anyway, I'm glad that's over with.

[Anonymous]

Anyway, I'm glad that's over with.

Anyway, I'm glad that's over.


Is the 2nd sentence correct? If it's correct, why the 1st one has
to use a "with" ? Any difference in meaning between them?

Thanks for your help!

 

[gwendolinest]

I would say “over with” is more definitive than “over”.

That’s over. (= It’s finished.)
That’s over with. (= It’s completely finished.)

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[Tdol]

'With' seems to intensify it, so I'd use it for worse situations.