check through
To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The guard will check through your bags before you enter.”
“The security officer checked through our passports and allowed us to board the plane.”
“After the official checked through the credentials of every guest, the doors to the private event finally opened.”
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check and balance
Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.
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check is in the mail
A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.
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check the math
To verify the source or accuracy of something.
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gut check
An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.
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need one's eyes checked
To be seeing things (having visual hallucinations).
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reality check
A wake-up call; a reminder.
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spot check
A cursory inspection or examination, especially of a sample of something.
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take check
To take offence.
Last updated August 10, 2026