pull through

verb

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

Definition of pull through

intransitive verb

: to survive a dangerous or difficult situation

transitive verb

: to help survive a dangerous or difficult situation

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Recent Examples of pull through from the Web

Others spoke to the teen, asking him to pull through.

— chicagotribune.com, "'Unacceptable and frustrating': Chicago sees most violent weekend of the year," 18 June 2018
The apple note really pulls through to add a fresh sweetness, and the leather adds a warm longevity throughout.

— tynan sinks, Allure, "In Defense of "Festival Beauty," Even for People Who Hate Music Festivals," 25 Apr. 2018
If Keller didn't pull through, the Royals bullpen, which had already labored trying to pick up after Ian Kennedy's nine-run, four-inning start on Thursday, might have been decimated for the remainder of this Cleveland series.

— maria torres, kansascity, "Salvador Perez’s homer off Indians’ Andrew Miller lifts Royals to a win | The Kansas City Star," 11 May 2018
But there was no need for bodily sacrifice: MID|NIGHTS really pulled through and secured not only my personal water, St-Germain, but wine from AP Wine Imports and Simple Vodka as well.

— mariah smith, The Cut, "My Very Sponsored Birthday Party: Part I," 7 May 2018
So the ship – sans nuclear fuel – will be pulled through the Baltic Sea, around the northern tip of Norway to Murmansk, a Russian city of more than 300,000 residents, where it will be fueled.

— author: cleve r. wootson jr., Anchorage Daily News, "Russia says its sea-based nuclear power plant is safe. Critics call it a ‘Floating Chernobyl’ for the Arctic.," 2 May 2018
So the ship — sans nuclear fuel — will be pulled through the Baltic Sea, around the northern tip of Norway to Murmansk, a Russian city of more than 300,000 residents, where it will be fueled.

— cleve r. wootson jr., Washington Post, "Russia says its sea-based nuclear power plant is safe. Critics call it a ‘Floating Chernobyl.’," 1 May 2018
The funding, intended for the city's bicentennial celebration next year, was pulled through an amendment attached to a House appropriations bill in retaliation for last year's removal of two statutes and a bust of a Confederate soldier.

— anna beahm, AL.com, "Man jailed on synthetic marijuana trafficking charges in Shelby County," 19 Apr. 2018
Passengers have since said the victim was partially pulled through a plane window when debris from the engine hit the fuselage.

— aubrey nagle, Philly.com, "Philly's eviction crisis, inside Southwest flight's emergency landing | Morning Newsletter," 19 Apr. 2018

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