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Words nearby get through

get the runaround, get the sack, get the show on the road, get the upper hand, get the worst of it, get through, get through one's head, get through to, getting there, get to, get to first base
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Words related to get through

advertise, broadcast, connect, contact, convey, correspond, disclose, disseminate, get across, impart, inform, interact, pass on, publicize, relate, reveal, suggest, tell, transfer, transmit

Other Idioms and Phrases with get through

get through
1

Reach the end, finish, complete, as in Now that our computer system is working again, I should get through by mid-afternoon. It is also put as get through with, as in As soon as we get through with painting the kitchen, I'll call you. [Mid-1600s]

2

Succeed in passing or surviving something, as in This epidemic is awful, but I'm sure we'll get through it somehow. [Mid-1700s]

3

Also, get through to someone. Make contact with or reach someone, as in After trying to reach them all night, we got finally through, or He tried to get through to the family. [Late 1800s]

4

Also get through to. Make oneself understood, as in Am I getting through to you? [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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