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put through

(idiomatic) to cause to endure.

ˈpʊt ˈθɹuCurrent42 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(idiomatic) to cause to endure.

After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(transitive, UK) To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.

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  • I will be 'holding my nose' and voting LibDem in the locals as they are they only ones likely to keep refuk out here - Labour have basically given up trying to win locally, I'm lucky to get a bog standard labour leaflet put through the door, let alone actually see any candidates.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Nah, no one should be put through that shit

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Obama has this a little wrong in my view. It's not the vocabulary you use. It's whether you sound like everything you say was put through a six-month gauntlet of swing voter focus groups to remove anything that sounded remotely human from it. 1/2

    Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.

Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.
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  • Isreal has committed war crimes. So has Ukraine. Your position you sick fuck was that Jews should be put through ideological purity tests.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Thank you for tirelessly working for a better America even after being put through unimaginable abuse from the worst people on earth.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Thank you, if only I could take the credit. This is what Ted was put through when my daughter was looking after him 😂

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • the decision paralysis is getting to me chat. decide my next writing project from my wips: - spamqueentenna - long fic 1 - long fic 2 - spamton gets put through the horrors - starting the spite one

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Imagine taking a vehicle onto a trail like this that can't be put through a car wash

    Bluesky· May 2026
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