come through

come through 

1. [for someone] to do what one is expected to do, especially under difficult conditions. You can depend on Jane. She'll always come through. Tom came through at the last minute with everything we needed.

2. [for something] to be approved; [for something] to gain approval. Our mortgage loan approval finally came through! Your papers came through, and you can be sure that the matter has been taken care of.

3. Go to come through (for someone or something).

4. Go to come through something.

5. Go to come through (with something).

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come through (with something)

to produce or deliver something as promised. Finally, Bob came through with the money he had promised. I knew he would come through.

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come through something and come through

Fig. to pass through something. Please come through the entrance slowly. Please chain the gate up again when you come through.

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come through something (with flying colors)

Fig. to survive something quite well. (See also with flying colors. Colors here refers originally to flags.) Todd came through the test with flying colors. Mr. Franklin came through the operation with flying colors.

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