PUT THROUGH


Meaning of PUT THROUGH in English

put through phrasal verb ( see also ↑ put )

1 . put somebody/something ↔ through to connect someone to someone else on the telephone

put somebody/something ↔ through to

Could you put me through to Eddie?

2 . put somebody through school/college/university to pay for someone to study at school, college etc:

She worked as a waitress and put herself through school.

3 . put somebody through something to make someone do or experience something difficult or unpleasant:

The soldiers were put through eight weeks of basic training.

They really put me through it at the interview.

4 . put something ↔ through to do what is necessary in order to get a plan or suggestion accepted or approved:

Production will start up again when these changes have been put through.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.