(through something)
31put through (something) — put (someone/yourself) through (something) to pay for someone or for yourself to go to school. I ended up putting my granddaughter through school. My father wasn t well and couldn t work, so all of us kids put ourselves through college …
32see (someone) through (something) — to support someone through a difficult time. He was a real friend to see me through my long illness …
33thumb through something — thumb through (something) to quickly look at a pile of papers or the pages of a magazine or book. Quinn thumbed through his messages until he found the slip with Ritter s phone number on it. Bella had to wait for Jill so she passed the time… …
34have a flick through something — phrase to look quickly at things such as the pages of a book or magazine Thesaurus: to read something quicklysynonym Main entry: flick …
35go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb — go over/through (something) with a fine tooth comb : to examine something very closely The police are going over the evidence with a fine tooth comb. • • • Main Entry: ↑fine tooth comb …
36muddle through something — muddle through (something) to continue despite confusion and difficulties. My grandparents muddled through droughts and crop failures and family crises …
37drive a coach and horses through something — british phrase to completely ignore a law or agreement and stop it being effective Thesaurus: to fail to obey a rule, law or commandsynonym obedience and cooperationhyponym Main entry: drive * * * drive a coach and ˈhorses through sth …
38make it through something — phrase to not die as a result of an illness or an accident She’s made it through the worst of the illness now. Thesaurus: to get better after an illnesssynonym Main entry: make …
39send shock waves through something — phrase to upset a lot of people His arrest sent shock waves through the community. Thesaurus: to make someone feel shocked or surprisedsynonym Main entry: send …
40thread your fingers through something — to push your fingers through something, especially hair …