go through one

Idioms  

1. Use as an intermediary, as in Bob can't release that; you'll have to go through the main office . Also see go through channels .

2. Also, go right through one (like a dose of salts) . Be rapidly excreted without being digested. For example, I don't know why, but Thai cooking goes right through me , or That banana drink went through Dad like a dose of salts .

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Example Sentences

We haven’t yet seen any court of appeal weigh in on the issue, and before a Supreme Court case it would have to at least go through one court of appeal.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Applicants usually go through one of the three, and ultimately White House counsel Dave Warrington reviews the application and makes a recommendation to Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

It’s just a huge ask for a quarterback to speed-read a playbook, go through one day of practice, then successfully advance the ball in an actual game, let alone assemble a drive.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

But Servais deflected the question after Tuesday’s game, a 5-5 tie, saying he first wants to see all his starters go through one more turn.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022

“But because each of them is locked, we can’t search all of them at once. We’ll have to go through one by one.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste