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]

Example Sentences

The Osbourne family viewed the tributes during a procession on 30 July, in which the heavy metal star's body was carried through his home city a final time.

From BBC

“The fuel is so dry that the fire just carries through it very quickly.”

From Los Angeles Times

The decision carries through on tariff threats he made earlier this year, when he ordered an investigation into how imports of the metal were affecting national security.

From BBC

Sound waves are a vibration carried through some sort of medium, like air or water or in the case of the heartbeat, the body.

From Salon

“Clearly, the fastball is not gonna carry through the zone at 93 very effectively.”

From Los Angeles Times

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