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.