come through
To make it past something hard, or to do what someone needed you to do.
Meanings
To survive a dangerous, painful, or difficult experience.
"The doctors weren't sure he would make it, but he came through the operation just fine."
"We shall come through."
— Winston Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, 1940
To do what was needed or expected; to deliver on a promise or duty.
"I wasn't sure she could finish the report in time, but she really came through for us."
Of information, a signal, or a message: to be received or transmitted successfully.
"The fax finally came through after three failed attempts."
Of a quality or feeling: to be clearly visible or perceptible in something.
"Her passion for the subject really comes through in her writing."
Often used to express relief that someone has survived danger or fulfilled a promise. The intransitive sense ('she came through') is very common in spoken English. The transitive sense ('he came through the surgery') is also natural.
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