pull through

verb

1. Alsopull round to survive or recover or cause to survive or recover, esp after a serious illness or crisis

noun

1. a weighted cord with a piece of cloth at the end used to clean the bore of a firearm

Idioms and Phrases

Survive a difficult situation or illness, as in We've had to declare bankruptcy, but I'm sure we'll pull through . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Many of my favorite survivors in fiction show that it may not be the most muscled, macho or mighty people who pull through.

From The Daily Beast

Reports say she's made it through surgery and is expected to pull through.

From The Daily Beast

To pull through such a siege, the old settlers usually did much better than the new.

From Project Gutenberg

All intact, so far as I can see, and I fancy he'd pull through a good deal more than has happened to him.

From Project Gutenberg

I dont believe in the transmigration of souls; I dont want to come back and pull through another miserable existence.

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Their father, in his optimistic fashion, still believed that the company would pull through.

From Project Gutenberg

Never well again,” the doctor had confided to Hubert, “though she may possibly pull through.

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