check someone or something through (something)

check someone or something through (something)
check someone or something through (something)
to allow one to pass through something after checking one's identification, tickets, passes, etc. (Fixed order.) •

The guard checked us through the gate, and we went about our business.

We checked them through security.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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