carry through

verb

1. to bring to completion

2. to enable to endure (hardship, trouble, etc); support

Idioms and Phrases

Continue with or persevere to the end, as in She carried the project through despite being ill . Shakespeare used this idiom in king Lear (1:4): “My good intent may carry through itself.” [c. 1600]

Survive or persist, as in His excellent technique carries through all his work .

Also , carry one through . Enable to endure; sustain. For example, His faith helped carry him through this last ordeal . [Mid-1700s]

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