I could not get through to the police because the telephone line was down.
•Harry couldn't get through to his office.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get through to something — ˌget ˈthrough (to sth) derived (of a player or team) to reach the next stage of a competition • Moya has got through to the final. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
get through with something — ˌget ˈthrough with sth derived to finish or complete a task Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
get through to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get through to : present tense I/you/we/they get through to he/she/it gets through to present participle getting through to past tense got through to past participle got through to 1) get through to someone to … English dictionary
get through — ► get through 1) pass or endure (a difficult experience or period). 2) chiefly Brit. use up (a large amount or number of something). 3) make contact by telephone. 4) succeed in communicating with someone. Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get through — phrasal verb Word forms get through : present tense I/you/we/they get through he/she/it gets through present participle getting through past tense got through past participle got through 1) a) get through something [transitive] to manage to deal… … English dictionary
get through — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you get through a task or an amount of work, especially when it is difficult, you complete it. [V P n] I think you can get through the first two chapters. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you get through a difficult or unpleasant period of… … English dictionary
get through — Ⅰ. UK US get through Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to succeed in talking to someone on the phone: » I tried to phone but couldn t get through. get through to sb/sth » … Financial and business terms
get through sth — UK US get through sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to finish something: »She got through all our questions in about eight minutes … Financial and business terms
ˌget ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb 1) to manage to deal with a difficult situation, or to stay alive until it is over The refugees will need help to get through the winter.[/ex] 2) British to use or finish something How do we get through so much milk?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get through — verb 1. finish a task completely (Freq. 4) I finally got through this homework assignment • Syn: ↑wrap up, ↑finish off, ↑mop up, ↑polish off, ↑clear up, ↑finish up … Useful english dictionary
To get through — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
