go through

go (right) through someone and go through someone like a dose of the salts

Fig. [for something] to be excreted very soon after being eaten; [for something] to go immediately through the alimentary canal of a person. (Use with discretion.) No, thanks. This stuff just goes right through me. The coffee went through me like a dose of salts.

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go through

to be approved; to succeed in getting through the approval process. I sent the board of directors a proposal. I hope it goes through. We all hope that the new law goes through.

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go through someone or something

[for something sharp] to penetrate someone or something. The sword went through the knight cleanly and quickly. The nail went through all three boards.

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go through someone 

1. Lit. to travel through someone's body; to go (right) through someone. That medicine went right through me.

2. Fig. to work through someone; to use someone as an intermediary. I can't give you the permission you seek. You will have to go through our main office. I have to go through the treasurer for all expenditures.

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go through something 

1. to search through something. She went through his pants pockets, looking for his wallet. He spent quite a while going through his desk, looking for the papers.

2. to use up all of something rapidly. We have gone through all the aspirin again! How can you go throughyour allowance so fast?

3. [for something] to pass through an opening. The piano wouldn't go through the door. Do you think that such a big truck can go through the tunnel under the river?

4. to pass through various stages or processes. The pickles went through a number of processes before they were packed. Johnny is going through a phase where he wants everything his way.

5. to work through something, such as an explanation or story. I went through my story again, carefully and in great detail. I would like to go through it again, so I can be sure to understand it.

6. to experience or endure something. You can't believe what I've gone through. Mary has gone through a lot lately.

7. to rehearse something; to practice something for performance. They went through the second act a number of times. We need to go through the whole play a few more times.

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go through

to be officially accepted or approved We're hoping that the proposal for the new mall won't go through.

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