phrasal verb · neutral
bring through
UK/brɪŋ ˈθruː/US/brɪŋ ˈθru/BRING·through
to help someone survive or get safely through a difficult situation
Examples
“The doctors did everything they could to bring the patient through the operation.”
“Community support brought many families through the recession.”
“The charity helped bring struggling small businesses through the lockdown.”
Band 8 sentence
“Thanks to coordinated emergency care and family support, the hospital team brought the critically ill patient through a very precarious week.”
Collocations
- bring someone through a crisis
- bring someone through an operation
Word family
Common mistakes
bring through the family→bring the family through
bring someone in through→bring someone through
Say it for a higher band
5help through→6support→7+bring through
Synonyms
see someone through
Easily confused
see someone through
“Her colleagues saw her through the project when she had personal problems.”
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