come through something

come through something
come through something & come through
Fig. to pass through something. •

Please come through the entrance slowly.

Please chain the gate up again when you come through.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • come through something — ˌcome ˈthrough (sth) derived to get better after a serious illness or to avoid serious injury Syn: ↑survive • With such a weak heart she was lucky to come through the operation. Main entry: ↑comederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • come through — {v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need. * /When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double./ * /John needed money for college and his father came through./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come through — {v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need. * /When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double./ * /John needed money for college and his father came through./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come through — phrasal verb Word forms come through : present tense I/you/we/they come through he/she/it comes through present participle coming through past tense came through past participle come through 1) come through something [transitive] to be still… …   English dictionary

  • come through with something — ˌcome ˈthrough (with sth) derived to successfully do or complete sth that you have promised to do • We were worried she wouldn t be able to handle it, but she came through in the end. • The bank finally came through with the money. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • come across something — come across (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …   New idioms dictionary

  • come through — verb 1. penetrate (Freq. 6) The sun broke through the clouds The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft • Syn: ↑break through • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakthrough (for …   Useful english dictionary

  • come through — 1) PHRASAL VERB: no passive To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it. [V P n] The city had faced racial crisis and come through it... [V P n] He s too old to come through a fall like that. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • come through — UK US come through Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► [I] to do something that you have agreed to do or been asked to do: come through with sth »He s still hoping the bank will come through with a loan …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌcome ˈthrough — phrasal verb 1) if something such as a signal or a message comes through, you receive it 2) if a document that you are expecting comes through, it is sent to you The job offer still hasn t come through.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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