to go through somebody to do
51put somebody through the mill — go through the ˈmill | put sb through the ˈmill idiom to have or make sb have a difficult time • They really put me through the mill in my interview. Main entry: ↑millidiom …
52put somebody through their paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …
53put somebody through its paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …
54take somebody through something — ˌtake sb ˈthrough sth derived to help sb learn or become familiar with sth, for example by talking about each part in turn • The director took us through the play scene by scene. • I still don t understand the contract. Can you take me through it …
55walk somebody through something — ˌwalk sb ˈthrough sth derived to help sb learn or become familiar with sth, by showing them each stage of the process in turn • She walked me through a demonstration of the software. related noun ↑walk through Main entry: ↑walkderived …
56give somebody what-for — verb To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody. He really gave the kid what for about the baseball through his window …
57slice through — verb move through a body or an object with a slicing motion His hand sliced through the air • Syn: ↑slice into • Hypernyms: ↑travel, ↑go, ↑move, ↑locomote • Verb Frames …
58get somebody through something — ˌget sb ˈthrough sth derived to help sb to be successful in an exam • She got all her students through the exam. Main entry: ↑getderived …
59patch something through (to somebody) — ˌpatch sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily • She was patched through to London on the satellite link. Main entry: ↑patchderived …
60patch somebody through (to something) — ˌpatch sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to connect telephone or electronic equipment temporarily • She was patched through to London on the satellite link. Main entry: ↑patchderived …
