Learn English – What does “I’m not over it” mean

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I was reading a novel and found that in the situation when A had a phone call,
B was standing next to him and asking him repeatedly, "Is it C?", A tried to
wave B off, but B said

"I'm not over it."

and kept bothering A.

I wonder what does the phrase "I'm not over it" mean? Thanks.

FYI, here's the excerpt from the fiction:

Tony fumbles opening the phone. "Hello?"

The person on the other end clears their throat. "Is this Tony Stark?"

"Yeah," Tony answers, then swallows. He tries to shoo Peter away, but
the kid doesn't take the hint so he stands up instead.

"Tony?"

"Steve?" Tony replies. He sounds like an idiot.

"That's him?" Peter calls. "I'm not over it."

Tony waves Peter off but there's only silence on the other end of the
line.

Best Answer

I found the definition of "over it" as follows:

1) The expression of a loss of interest in something or someone. (e.g., I thought that Bud Light was great beer when I started drinking, but now I'm over it.)

2) The indication that a negative event is no longer bothersome to someone. (e.g., I suffered for days after she broke up with me, but I'm over it now.)

In that context, it could be that B is still not finished with asking A and figuring out if the person who A is on the phone with is C or not. B still wants to know if it is C. Or it might be that there was some event (probably something unpleasant) that happened between B and C which A also knows about before this phone call, and B still has a problem with that event. I don't know the story, so I'm just assuming though...

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