v.
pass through (a barrier)penetratebreak out

be a (something) through and through Idiom, Proverb

break through

be successful after overcoming a difficulty Finally there was a breakthrough in the talks aimed at ending the school teacher's strike.

carry through

put into action The steel company carried through their plan to restructure all of their operations.

come through

complete the task, do what is expected We're hoping that Ron will come through with high grades.

dragged through a...

(See look like he was dragged through a knothole)

fall through

not happen, not succeed, not come off, not pan out His plans to write a novel fell through because he didn't get a government grant.

fall through the cracks

not be included, leave out These children fell through the cracks. They didn't learn to read.

follow through

do what you promise, see it through If you promise to help, try to follow through.

get it through one

understand, believe He has got it through his head that he will get a job easily without really making an effort.

get through

succeed in passing an exam or ordeal She has been having trouble gettting through her final exams.

get through one

understand or believe It was difficult to get it through the bank manager's head that I didn't want to borrow any more money.

be a (something) through and through

To be a accurate affair to the absolute degree. Oh, she's French through and through—she would never leave her country. I'm a apprentice through and through, which is why I'm now advancing a doctorate.Learn more: and, through

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