get through

To manage to live through a difficult or painful experience.

• We will get through this.
• He got through a very difficult year.
• How did you get through the pain?

How to use it: get through something (Her friends helped her get through the divorce.)

Similar words: survive, endure

Common phrases: get through something, get through winter

To finish a task or reach the end of something you are reading or doing.

• I need to get through this book.
• She got through all her homework before dinner.
• How many calls have you got through today?

How to use it: get through something (I hope to get through these reports today.)

Similar words: finish, complete

Common phrases: get through something, get through homework

To manage to contact someone or make them understand what you are saying.

• I cannot get through to Dad.
• She got through to the office after several calls.
• Nothing I say gets through to him.

How to use it: get through to someone (I finally got through to the doctor.); get something through to someone (I cannot get this warning through to him.)

Similar words: reach, make contact, get across

Common phrases: get through to someone, get through somehow

To use a particular amount of something, often quickly.

• We get through a lot of milk.
• They got through all their savings in six months.
• How much fuel does this car get through?

How to use it: get through an amount of something (We get through ten litres of milk a week.)

Similar words: use up, consume

Common phrases: get through something, get through milk