GET THROUGH

get through phrasal verb ( see also ↑ get )

1 . DO WORK get through something to do an amount of work:

We got through half the application forms this morning.

We’ve got a lot of work to get through.

2 . USE SOMETHING get through something informal to use a lot of something:

You wouldn’t believe the amount of food children can get through in a week!

3 . SPEND MONEY get through something informal to spend a lot of money:

He can get through £100 in one evening.

4 . DIFFICULT TIME get (somebody) through something to come successfully to the end of an unpleasant experience or period of time, or to help someone do this:

I don’t know how we’re going to get through the winter.

It was their love that got me through those first difficult months.

5 . TEST/COMPETITION get (somebody/something) through (something) to be successful in a test or competition, or to make sure that someone or something is successful:

I finally managed to get through my driving test.

I knew it was going to be difficult to get the car through its MOT test.

get (somebody/something) through (something) to

Liverpool have got through to the final of the FA Cup.

6 . REACH A PERSON/PLACE to reach a place or person that is difficult to reach

get through to

Aid agencies have been unable to get through to the thousands of refugees stranded on the border.

7 . BY TELEPHONE to succeed in speaking to someone on the telephone:

I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t get through.

get through to

At last I managed to get through to one of the managers.

8 . NEW LAW get (something) through (something) if a new law gets through parliament, or if someone gets it through, it is officially approved:

Anti-hunting legislation will never get through the House of Lords.

Once again we failed to get the Bill through Parliament.