to go through somebody to do
61put somebody through — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived …
62put something through to somebody/ … — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived …
63put somebody through it — put sb ˈthrough it idiom (informal, especially BrE) to force sb to experience sth difficult or unpleasant • They really put me through it (= asked me difficult questions) at the interview. Main entry: ↑put …
64ring through (to somebody) — ˌring ˈthrough (to sb) derived (BrE) to make a telephone call to sb, especially within the same building • Reception just rang through to say my visitor has arrived. Main entry: ↑ringderived …
65run somebody through — ˌrun sbˈthrough derived (literary) to kill sb by sticking a knife, ↑sword, etc. through them Main entry: ↑runderived …
66talk somebody through something — ˌtalk sb ˈthrough sth derived to explain to sb how sth works so that they can do it or understand it • Can you talk me through the various investment options? Main entry: ↑talkderived …
67bull through — verb push or force He bulled through his demands • Syn: ↑bull • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑bear on • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
68luck through — verb act by relying on one s luck • Syn: ↑luck it • Hypernyms: ↑gamble, ↑chance, ↑risk, ↑hazard, ↑take chances, ↑adventure, ↑run a risk, ↑ …
69(the) way to somebody's heart — the way to sb s ˈheart idiom the way to make sb like or love you • The way to a man s heart is through his stomach (= by giving him good food). Main entry: ↑wayidiom …
70bring somebody to book (for something) — bring sb to ˈbook (for sth) idiom (formal, especially BrE) to punish sb for doing sth wrong and make them explain their behaviour • We will ensure that people who commit fraud are brought to book through the courts. Main entry: ↑bookidiom …