through sth

  • 1get sth through sth — Ⅰ. UK US get sth through (sth) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to have something, such as a law, accepted: »He battled to get the law through the Legislature for three years. Ⅱ. UK …

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  • 2run through sth — UK US run through sth Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to look at, examine, or deal with a set of things, especially quickly: »We ran through the list of machines, but none of them were what we were looking for. run… …

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  • 3break through sth — UK US break through sth Phrasal Verb with break({{}}/breɪk/ verb [T] (broke, broken) ► to go higher than a particular level: »Sales have finally broken through the $1 million barrier …

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  • 4burn through sth — UK US burn through sth Phrasal Verb with burn({{}}/bɜːn/ verb (past tense burned, past tense UK also burnt) ► to spend money quickly: »The company is continuing to burn through the money it raised from investors earlier this year …

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  • 5get through sth — UK US get through sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to finish something: »She got through all our questions in about eight minutes …

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  • 6page through sth — UK US page through sth Phrasal Verb with page({{}}/peɪdʒ/ verb [T] COMMUNICATIONS ► IT to go from one page to the next in a book or newspaper, or on a computer screen: »The presenter paged through her slides with a remote control …

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  • 7take sb through sth — UK US take sb through sth Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► to explain something to someone: »This helpful guide will take you through the application procedure …

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  • 8talk sb through sth — UK US talk sb through sth Phrasal Verb with talk({{}}/tɔːk/ verb [I] ► to explain an idea, a plan, etc. to someone so that they understand it: »Can you talk me through the proposal? …

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  • 9ˈplough through sth — phrasal verb to finish something that takes a long time and is difficult or boring Syn: wade through sth …

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  • 10ˌgo ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb 1) to examine or search something very carefully Someone had broken into the office and gone through all the drawers.[/ex] 2) to experience something difficult or unpleasant We can t really imagine what they re going through.[/ex] 3) …

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