carry through
Britishverb
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to bring to completion
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to enable to endure (hardship, trouble, etc); support
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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]
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Survive or persist, as in His excellent technique carries through all his work .
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Also , carry one through . Enable to endure; sustain. For example, His faith helped carry him through this last ordeal . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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Their squawking carried through Deadwood, across the busy road, and into the forest beyond, causing scampering critters and lumbering mammals to rise to their hind legs.
From Literature
Whether or not the overnight moves would carry through to Thursday’s market open remained an open question, given the barrage of back-and-forth headlines that investors have been fielding recently.
From MarketWatch
Buchbinder also said he sees that momentum carrying through the conflict, which is starting to look as if it may not come to a conclusion until late spring or early summer.
From Barron's
But sitting across from a grieving child, I can’t bring myself to carry through with the plan, or to even be in the house at all.
From Literature
However, when petrol rises, it can carry through to higher prices for goods and services.
From BBC
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