pull through

pull through
{v.} 1. To help through; bring safely through a difficulty or sudden trouble; save. * /A generous loan showed the bank's faith in Father and pulled him through the business trouble./ 2. To recover from an illness or misfortune; conquer a disaster; escape death or failure. * /By a near-miracle, he pulled through after the smashup./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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