pump something through something

pump something through something
pump something through something
to force something, such as a gas or fluid, through something. •

They pumped crude oil through this pipeline, all the way to the south shore.

They pumped fresh air through the sewers while the workers were working inside.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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