Definition

1. Adjective / Adverbial Phrase:
   • To be done with the matter / to be over and done with: Indicates that a situation, task, or troublesome issue has been concluded or settled, often with a sense of finality or relief.
   • Just to get it over with / for the sake of formality: Describes doing something in a perfunctory or minimal way, not for quality or correctness, but simply to complete the obligation and move on.

Usage Examples

• Adjective / Adverbial Phrase:
  • Họ đã giải quyết và xong chuyện rồi. (They have resolved it and are done with the matter.)
  • Anh ấy làm bài tập qua loa cho xong chuyện. (He did his homework carelessly just to get it over with.)
  • Tôi đưa tiền cho nó để xong chuyện. (I gave him money to be done with it / to end the issue.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a connotation of wanting to dispose of an annoying, obligatory, or conflict-ridden situation. It emphasizes the state of completion rather than the quality of the process.

Variants and Related Words

• Xong (adj): finished, completed.
  • Công việc đã xong. (The work is finished.)
• Dứt điểm (v): to settle definitively, to finish completely.
  • Phải giải quyết dứt điểm vấn đề này. (We must settle this problem definitively.)

Synonyms

• Settled: resolved or concluded.
• Over with: finished, especially something unpleasant.
• Perfunctorily: carried out with minimal effort or interest.

Related Idioms

• Làm cho có, làm cho xong chuyện: to do something just for the sake of doing it, to go through the motions.
  • Đừng làm cho có, hãy làm thật cẩn thận. (Don't just do it for the sake of it; do it carefully.)
• Cho xong việc: similar meaning, focusing on completing a task.
  • Anh cứ ký vào đây cho xong việc. (Just sign here to get the task done.)