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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Consumers across income levels and age groups shopped the brands, the company said, and the momentum carried through November, prompting the company to raise its sales outlook for the second consecutive quarter.
Not even your passport or your birth certificate will save you if he carries through on that squalid Thanksgiving message.
From Los Angeles Times
Executives at the Canadian flagship airline said Wednesday on an earnings call that the return in demand is expected to carry through the U.S.
What happens Wednesday may determine whether Wall Street’s momentum could carry through year-end.
From MarketWatch
"It's tiring, it's really tiring and I don't want to have to live constantly on edge. But I feel like it's something that it's gonna be carried through forever."
From BBC
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