# check through

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/check-through
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.

## Examples

- 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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