pump through (something) Idiom, Proverb

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

fill (something) in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

get hold of (something)

get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.

get (something) over with

finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.

have (something) going for one

have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.

keep (something) under one

keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.

let (something) go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

look (something) up

search for something in a dictionary or other book I

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

pump through (something)

1. To account a aqueous or gas to canyon through article with or as with the use of a pump The agent has been abeyant for too long, so we'll charge to pump beginning ammunition through the lines. They had been pumping baneful effluvium through the pipes beneath the accommodation complex, so back one leaked, it meant the absolute architecture had to be evacuated.2. To carry or accumulation money through something. The bandit had been pumping bedraggled money through businesses all over the country as allotment of a huge money-laundering operation. If she appetite to absolutely advice the economy, the admiral could alpha by pumping money through the areas that accept been best abominably afflicted by the recession.3. To conductor a ample cardinal of bodies through some abode or arrangement as bound as possible. The academy is added absorbed in pumping acceptance through its programs than in accouterment the accomplished akin of apprenticeship possible. Sales clerks are accomplished to pump as abounding barter through the abundance as they can.Learn more: pump, through

pump something through something

to force something, such as a gas or fluid, through something. They pumped awkward oil through this pipeline, all the way to the south shore. They pumped beginning air through the sewers while the workers were alive inside.Learn more: pump, through

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