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get through

getth·rough

fairly common

verb

1.

finish a task completely

  • “I finally got through this homework assignment”
2.

spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time

3.

succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems

  • “We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister”
4.

be in or establish communication with

  • “Our advertisements reach millions”
  • “He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia”
5.

become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions

  • “It dawned on him that she had betrayed him”
  • “she was penetrated with sorrow”

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