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put through
verb
to carry out to a conclusion
he put through his plan
(also preposition) to organize the processing of
she put through his application to join the organization
to connect by telephone
to make (a telephone call)
Idioms and Phrases
Bring to a successful conclusion, as in We put through a number of new laws . [Mid-1800s]
Make a telephone connection, as in Please put me through to the doctor . [Late 1800s]
Cause to undergo, especially something difficult or troublesome, as in He put me through a lot during this last year . The related expression, put someone through the wringer , means “to give someone a hard time,” as in The lawyer put the witness through the wringer . The wringer alluded to is the old-fashioned clothes wringer, in which clothes are pressed between two rollers to extract moisture. [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
Members of his unit were put through a hearing test before deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 and Mr Lambie said he was "very conscious" about as his "entire career was spent training for deployment".
However, he argued Macron should avert the crisis by naming a prime minister who could put through a budget, guarantee the continued workings of the state, and leave in an "orderly manner".
In the square, cheering onlookers voted for their favourite male after they were put through a series of trials, which ranged from explaining their choice of book to performing romantic songs.
Fewer still experience the emotional extremes Kershaw was put through, or manage still to weather the storm.
Approved seats carry a clear orange label, on which the codes are printed, to indicate they have been put through EU safety testing and can therefore be legally sold on the UK market.
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