go through with

idiom

: to do (something that one has thought about or talked about)
He was always threatening to quit his job, but I never thought he'd actually go through with it.

Examples of go through with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No matter what, don’t think too hard about anything and just let your body go through with it. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023 But Bartise ultimately chose to not go through with marrying Nancy. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022 Charles pleads with her not to go through with the wedding. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022 The offer comes just two weeks before Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to force Musk to go through with the deal goes to trial in Delaware Chancery Court. Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022 Twitter took him to court to force him to go through with the deal and trial is scheduled for Oct. 17. Faiz Siddiqui, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Rachel Lerman, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2022 Some of the figures have not been previously named as having any involvement in the deal, suggesting the breadth of Twitter’s search for information to support its case to attempt to force Musk to go through with his deal to buy the company. Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Survivor winner Tyson is going for his third challenge victory in a row, and a target might be on his back after getting Love Island winner Justine Nbida to go through with that Survivor-style blindside last week. Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 July 2022 At the organizing of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, dozens of Milwaukeeans urged the commission to go through with the changes for months during public comment at their biweekly meetings. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023

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“Go through with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through%20with. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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