get through

Definitions

1. 1

   To overcome

   To overcome; to endure.

   • Military training was hard, but I got through it.
2. 2

   To complete

   To complete; to finish.

   • She got through her book this morning!
   • I was so thirsty that I got through three glasses of orange juice.
3. 3

   To use up

   To use up; to expend.

   • Near-synonyms: burn through, run through
   • With near-daily trips to Houston and back, he really gets through a lot of fuel in one month.
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   1. 4

      To communicate successfully across a barrier

      To communicate successfully across a barrier; to make contact, or get one's point across; to reach the addressee, possibly with difficulty.

      • Near-synonym: get across
      • He was such a dyed-in-the-wool partisan that I just couldn't get through to him and change his mind.
      • He was such a dyed-in-the-wool partisan that I just couldn't get it through his skull.

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