Meaning
- Pull through means to recover from a difficult or dangerous situation, especially an illness, injury, or hardship.
- It can also mean to succeed or survive despite difficulties.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Phrasal verb
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Verb type: Intransitive (often used with an object indirectly, e.g., "pull through something")
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Structure:
- pull through (something) = to recover or survive a hard situation.
- pull sb through = to help someone survive or recover.
Examples of structures:
- He pulled through after a serious illness.
- The doctors pulled her through the surgery.
Common Phrases
- pull through an illness – recover from sickness.
- pull through tough times – survive difficulties.
- help sb pull through – support someone to overcome something.
Collocations
- pull through + illness/accident
- pull through + crisis/difficulties
- help/support sb pull through
Examples
- The doctors worked hard to help the patient pull through.
- Everyone believed she would pull through the surgery.
- He was very sick last winter but managed to pull through.
- With the support of his family, he pulled through those tough years.
- We need to stick together to pull through this crisis.
- After months of struggle, the company finally pulled through.
- Her determination helped her pull through the most difficult time in her life.
Synonyms or Related
- recover
- survive
- overcome
- get through
- make it
Antonym
- give in
- succumb
- fail
- collapse