Hi dear English learners! Welcome to a new lesson. It is about 11 commonly used phrasal verbs with “through” you need to know if you want to be a fluent English speaker. Phrasal verbs are very useful because they help you understand the English language better, and pass the exams such as FCE, CAE, TOEFL, IELTS, etc. Here is the list:
Break through
Come through
Cut through
Fall through
Flip through
Follow through
Get through
Go through
Live through
Look through
Run through
Phrasal verbs with “through”
Break through
Meaning: to make your way through something that’s stopping you by using force.
There was a crowd at the train station, but we managed to break through.
The police arrested a few protesters who tried to break through the barricades.
Also: to make a scientific discovery.
Scientists are beginning to break through in the area of auto-immune diseases.
Come through
Meaning: when news, a piece of information, or a document arrives.
I’ve been waiting all morning for my blood test results to come through.
The news about an earthquake in Indonesia has just come through.
Phrasal verbs with “through”
Cut through
Meaning: to go through something to make your trip shorter.
The new road cut through the area.
We thought it was better to cut through the forest than go all the way around.
Also: to deal with something more quickly than usual.
Sara hired a lawyer to help her cut through the red tape.
Fall through
Meaning: to fail, not succeed.
Their plan to buy a beach house fell through because of a lack of funds.
The deal fell through when Mr Roberts got out of it.
Phrasal verbs with “through”
Flip through
Meaning: to glance through a newspaper, book, magazine, etc.
I flipped through the news on my phone while I was waiting for the bus.
Sandra flipped through her recipe book to find that recipe.
Follow through
Meaning: to do what is needed to make things happen successfully, to finish what you’ve started.
The novel had a great start but unfortunately, it didn’t follow through.
Sean decided to follow through with his desire to study music.
Get through
Meaning: to do a lot of work or use a lot of something.
I’ve got through half the emails today.
They get through a lot of food on this cruiser ship in the summer.
Also: to reach someone.
The food and medicines got through to the refugees in the war-affected area.
Phrasal verbs with THROUGH
Go through
Meaning: to experience something bad or difficult.
Lilian went through hell when her husband died.
They’ve been through a lot during the war.
Also: to search for something.
I went through all the drawers and couldn’t find my gloves.
Phrasal verbs with “through”
Live through
Meaning: to experience an unpleasant event and survive it.
My grandparents have lived through two wars in their lifetime.
If the patient lives through the night, he’ll survive.
Look through
Meaning: to read something quickly.
Before she signed, Lorna had looked through the contract.
Simon looked through the exam questions one more time and got into the classroom.
Run through
Meaning: to read or repeat something quickly.
Brian ran through the emails.
We need to run through the guest list names to ensure we haven’t forgotten anyone.
Also: to spend a lot of money carelessly.
Can you believe that he ran through his monthly salary in three days?
Phrasal verbs with “THROUGH”
Let’s look at the list of the phrasal verbs with “through” I’ve explained here one more time:
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SYED ABTHAHEER K · 29 Aug 2022 at 9:27 am
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My Lingua Academy · 29 Aug 2022 at 9:34 am
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