get past
Navigate around obstacles
Get past means to move beyond an obstacle, whether physical or abstract.
You get past a guard, get past a difficult chapter in a book, or get past someone's defenses in conversation.
Emotionally, to get past something is to recover from it: I can't get past what she said.
The phrase implies forward progress that was blocked.
overcome
Advance past something
- push throughContinue despite resistance
- leave behindDepart without taking
- work throughDeal with methodically
- let goCease holding something
recover · heal · bounce back · cope · process · come to terms · forgive · release
move on
Advance past something
- push throughContinue despite resistance
- leave behindDepart without taking
- work throughDeal with methodically
let go · recover · heal · bounce back · cope · process · come to terms · forgive · release · accept
slip by
Pass without being noticed
- evadeEscape by cunning
- circumventAvoid by going around
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
dodge · maneuver · outflank · sidestep · elude · avoid · detour · work around · go around · find a way