put through
To connect a phone call to someone; or to make someone experience something hard; or to get something officially approved.
Meanings
To connect a telephone call to a person or department.
"Could you put me through to the manager, please?"
To cause someone to experience something difficult or unpleasant.
"She put her family through a lot of worry when she disappeared without leaving a note."
To successfully complete a process, get something approved, or see something through official channels.
"The government managed to put the legislation through before the end of the session."
To pay for someone's education or training.
"His parents worked two jobs each to put him through university."
The phone sense is the most concrete and common. The 'causing to experience' sense often implies hardship: 'put someone through a lot.' The administrative sense is more formal: 'put a bill through Parliament.' Separable in most senses.
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