idiom · informal
pull through
UK/pʊl ˈθruː/US/pʊl ˈθru/pull·THROUGH
speakingtask2
to recover from a serious illness or dangerous medical condition
Examples
“After a difficult week in intensive care, he finally pulled through.”
“Doctors weren’t sure she would pull through, but she did.”
“With good care and time, many patients pull through major surgeries.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite several complications during surgery, she pulled through thanks to an excellent medical team.”
Collocations
- pull through + an illness / operation
- barely pull through
Word family
pull through phrasal verbpulled through past simple / past participlepulling through present participle
Common mistakes
pass out→pull through
get over→pull through
Say it for a higher band
5recover→6get over→7+pull through
Synonyms
recover
survive
Easily confused
survive
“She survived the infection but needed months of rehabilitation.”
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