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hear through the grapevineTo hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends.Rate it:

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talk throughTo tell someone step by step how to do something.Rate it:

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break throughTo penetrate the defence of the opposition.Rate it:

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break throughTo gain popularity.Rate it:

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break throughUsed other than as an idiom: see break, through.Rate it:

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breeze throughTo get through or succeed in quickly and easily.Rate it:

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camel through the eye of a needleHyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.Rate it:

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check throughTo inspect something, often to try to find errors, problems, etc.Rate it:

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check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.Rate it:

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click throughTo click on a link in order to move to another page.Rate it:

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comb throughto examine scrupulouslyRate it:

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come throughNot to let somebody down, keep one's promise.Rate it:

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come throughTo succeed.Rate it:

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crack throughTo overcome, get byRate it:

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crack throughTo penetrateRate it:

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cut throughto deal with an issue quicklyRate it:

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cut throughUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cut,‎ through.Rate it:

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cut throughto take a shortcut throughRate it:

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drive a coach and horses throughTo spoil, break or render ineffective a rule, plan or agreement.Rate it:

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fall through the cracksTo be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.Rate it:

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flick throughTo browse rapidly.Rate it:

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get throughTo be made successfully.Rate it:

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get throughTo complete; to finish.Rate it:

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get through one's headTo come to terms with a fact, a state of affairs, etc. that one was previously unable or refusing to accept.Rate it:

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get through toTo succeed in communicating with (after initial difficulty).Rate it:

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go throughto readRate it:

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go through hellTo have a miserable experience.Rate it:

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go through hellWinston Churchill.Rate it:

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go through the millTo experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.Rate it:

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go through the motionsTo do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.Rate it:

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it is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how childIt is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how children make meaning in their world, and we come to know what they know and can do.Rate it:

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jump through hoopsTo put forth effort for the sake of appearance or demonstration.Rate it:

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live throughTo survive a difficult period or eventRate it:

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look throughTo gaze through a gap or apertureRate it:

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look throughTo search, either with the eyes or by handRate it:

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look throughTo pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visibleRate it:

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lying through your teethA repulsive, indictment and accusation as to someone's statements or assertions. It smacks of a strong objection to the veracity of verbiage of another. Usage will enhance degradation and destroy any amicability.Rate it:

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move through the gearsTo gradually increase speed or output.Rate it:

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muddle throughTo succeed despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.Rate it:

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nod throughto listen to, or endure something, nodding in agreement without making comment.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTrying to achieve a particular task, often with difficulty.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTo be lost.(idiomatic, figuratively) To lose one's mind.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsUsed other than as an idiom: see over, the, river, and, through, the, woods.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTo lose one's mind.Rate it:

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pass throughTo make something move through something else.Rate it:

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pay through the noseTo pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.Rate it:

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Pay Through the NoseTo pay high price for somethingRate it:

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pick throughTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.Rate it:

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plough throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

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plough throughTo forcefully make a passage to move through.Rate it:

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