Through

I flicked through the channels but I didn't find anything interesting.

Communication

Being able to contact somebody.

come through Gabriel was at his computer when the message came through.
filter through It seems the news didn't filter through to everyone involved.
get through I kept trying to phone home but I couldn't get through.
put through Sorry, I wanted the Sales Department. I must have been put through to the wrong extension.

To the end; completing

Getting to the end of a process or situtation. Sometimes it suggests that you have managed to deal with a difficult situation.

be through I told him we were through and packed my things and left.
blunder through Cramming a million facts with little coherence into your head, and then blundering through the exam while hardly remembering a thing afterward, is a lot of work that will only waste your time.
break through The petition has now broken through the 1000 barrier.
breeze through He breezed through the test.
burn through We have already burned through what little savings we had.
carry through His determination carried him through.
coast through We lost because we thought we could coast through.
come through I came through the treatment looking and feeling twenty years younger.
crash through We've crashed through the 100,000 membership mark for the second season in a row!
follow through The international community made many promises, but never followed through.
get through I went for a lovely Indonesian meal last night. There were fifteen courses. We only managed to get through ten.
glide through If you do just these simple things, you will glide through security without a problem.
go through It's difficult to gain access to the area without going through tight identity and security checks.
grind through I was just grinding through the day in a stuffy office.
live through She has had a long and difficult life. She has lived through two world wars and a revolution.
muddle through Too often we muddle through life without any clear focus or direction.
pass through The cost will be passed through to the final consumer.
play through He played through the pain against Liverpool.
plough through Whenever I visit my mother I always have to plough through a huge dinner.
power through I did power through the book despite not enjoying most of it.
pull through I'm happy to hear your sister was able to pull through her illness.
put through Sorry, I wanted the Sales Department. I must have been put through to the wrong extension.
race through I raced through the book in a couple of days.
rattle through I admired the way she would rattle through her work.
romp through She romped through the test.
run through The details of passengers are run through databases to alert authorities if they are known to pose a threat.
scrape through I was not much interested in school, and both at secondary school and at University, I only just scraped through, with as little effort as I judged possible.
see through I'm sad that I won't be able to see the project through.
sit through His lectures are long and boring. I refuse to sit through any more of them.
sleep through He's a very heavy sleeper. If a fire alarm started ringing, I'm sure he would sleep through it.
slog through I’m tired of slogging through lists of help suggestions that don’t help.
sneak through Japan sneaked through to the World Cup last 16.
think through Take a minute to think this through before you do it.
waltz through We just waltzed through customs.
win through Congratulations to those who won through in the group stages of the competition.
work through A counsellor will help you work through your issues.

Examining

Examining or having a look at something. It could be a book, a magazine, a newspaper or things like pictures, documents, figures and so on. Often done quickly when looking for something.

comb through Rescuers combed through the wreckage of the plane searching for survivors.
flick through He flicked through the channels but found nothing that interested him.
flip through He flipped through the files in the cabinets.
glance through I glanced through the paper very quickly.
go through The police went through my bags at customs.
leaf through She wasn't reading. She was just leafing through the pages.
look through I've looked through the pics but can't find a good one.
pick through They picked through the remains, looking for recognizable bone fragments.
pore through They hadn't actually bothered to pore through the details.
read through Read through the contract to ensure that there are no errors.
riffle through She rifled through the papers until she found the one she needed.
sift through The investigators sifted through the rubble in search of forensic evidence.
skim through I skimmed through the manual but didn't see it.
talk through It might not be a bad idea to talk things through anyway.
thumb through She thumbed through the magazine until she found it.
trawl through We've trawled through the archives to find facts and figures for our weekly feature.
wade through The researchers waded through the results of the survey.
walk through Why don't you walk us through the numbers?

Become law

Approve a law, bill, reform or legal change.

force through The legislation was forced through without the Assembly having a chance to scrutinise it.
go through The bill went through a number of amendments.
nod through The law was nodded through with 144 votes in favor and one against.
pass through They're confident their police reform bill can pass through Congress.
push through They don't have enough support to push through the new forms.
ram through The government tried to ram the vote through the House.
rush through The changes were rushed through without the opportunity for any parliamentary scrutiny.
sail through The bill sailed through without any opposition.
scrape through The bill scraped through by only nine votes.
steamroll through The deal was steamrolled through by the majority.
vote through The controversial immigration bill was voted through the House of Commons on Monday night.
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