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get through

phr. v..
B1 Intermediate Oxford General-service

phr. v.. to finish a difficult task or period of time; also, to successfully contact someone by phone.

phr. v.. to endure or complete a challenging experience; alternatively, to establish a telephonic connection with a recipient.


SIMPLE

I need to get through this pile of work before five.

CONTEXTUAL

It was a very difficult year, but she managed to get through it with the help of her family.

COMPLEX

Despite the poor signal in the remote valley, he finally managed to get through to the emergency services after several attempts.

Particles
through
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
get + through + object
Usage

often used with 'to' when referring to communication or 'with' when finishing a task.

Teaching tip

this verb is polysemous; use the 'finishing a task' sense to practice time management vocabulary and the 'phone' sense for functional language lessons.

Pitfall

I got through of the exam.I got through the exam.the verb is followed directly by the object without the preposition 'of'.

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