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  • 11get 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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  • 12ˌget ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb 1) to manage to deal with a difficult situation, or to stay alive until it is over The refugees will need help to get through the winter.[/ex] 2) British to use or finish something How do we get through so much milk?[/ex] …

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  • 13sail (right) through something — in. to get hrough something easily. □ I sailed right through my homework. □ We sailed through the examination with no difficulty …

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  • 14make 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 …

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  • 15get through — verb 1. finish a task completely (Freq. 4) I finally got through this homework assignment • Syn: ↑wrap up, ↑finish off, ↑mop up, ↑polish off, ↑clear up, ↑finish up …

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  • 16To get through — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… …

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  • 17get through to sb — UK US get (sth) through (to sb) Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to succeed in making someone understand something: »What s got through to us is that email is totally impersonal you need to talk to people …

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  • 18get through — 1》 pass or endure (a difficult experience or period). 2》 chiefly Brit. use up (a large amount or number of something). 3》 make contact by telephone.     ↘succeed in communicating with someone. → get …

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  • 19get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …

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  • 20get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …

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