phrasal verb · neutral
carry through (support/get someone through)
UK/ˈkæri θruː/US/ˈkæri θru/CAR·ry THROUGH
task2speaking
to help someone or something succeed in a difficult situation; to enable completion
Examples
“Her family carried her through the difficult recovery period.”
“A strong mentor can carry a student through university.”
“Funding from the government carried the project through to completion.”
Band 8 sentence
“The scholarship carried him through his undergraduate studies, allowing him to focus entirely on his research.”
Collocations
- carry someone through hard times
- carry a project through
Word family
carried through verb (past)carrying through verb / gerund
Common mistakes
help through→carry through / see through / help through (all possible)
Say it for a higher band
5help→6support→7+carry through
Synonyms
see through
support
Easily confused
see through
“Her friends saw her through the difficult months.”
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