Wall

There is a joke about a tall wall, but you won't get it, it just goes over your head. I'm still trying to get over Same word, two meanings literal climb over (a wall) To physically traverse or climb across the top of a barrier. figurative recover from / accept (an emotional setback) To move past or come to terms with an upsetting or disappointing experience. The phrase 'get over' shifts from physical movement (climbing a wall) to emotional recovery (getting over a bad joke or situation). it.