put through

verb

1. to carry out to a conclusion

   he put through his plan

2. (also preposition) to organize the processing of

   she put through his application to join the organization

3. to connect by telephone

4. 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

That’s by design: From the moment the Xcel left the shipyard until it welcomed its first shakedown guests, every venue was put through rigorous stress tests.

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Four years ago, England were put through their quadrennial humiliation.

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Gazans said they registered for the trips through the link online, after which they were put through a security screening and added to a WhatsApp group.

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But my old new-ball partner Jason Gillespie reckons he would never have played a Test if he was put through routine scans.

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There is nothing to boo about that, but the Tartan Army had just been put through the wringer as they watched their side struggle against the world's 100th-best national team.

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