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| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | einen Durchbruch erreichen Rdw |
| Anmerkung: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| | The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| | Das Unternehmen war erfolgreich darin, mit diesen neuen Ideen einen Durchbruch zu erreichen. |
| carry through with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (complete) | [etw] zu Ende bringen Rdw |
| | | abschließen Vt, sepa |
| | Natasha has good intentions but never carries through with them. |
carry [sb] through,
carry [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (help to endure, survive) | jemanden durchbringen Vt, sepa |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feeling: be perceptible) | zeigen Vr |
| | | widerspiegeln Vr, sepa |
| | | zum Vorschein kommen Rdw |
| | Though he tried to remain calm when the robber drew his gun, his fear came through in his trembling hand. |
| | Auch wenn er versuchte, ruhig zu bleiben als der Räuber seine Waffe zog, zeigte sich deine Angst in seiner zitternden Hand. |
| come through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (survive, endure) | etwas überstehen Vt, fix |
| | | etwas schaffen Vt |
| | | etwas durchstehen Vt, sepa |
| | The road to recovery is a difficult one, but you're strong enough to come through it. |
| | Der Weg zur Genesung ist schwierig aber du bist stark genug um ihm zu überstehen. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (succeed) | erfolgreich sein Adj + Vi |
| | | durchsetzen Vr, sepa |
| | The hero faced many challenges on his quest, but he came through in the end. |
| | Der Held war vor viele Herausforderungen gestellt, aber am Ende war er erfolgreich. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (do what is necessary) | da sein Adv + Vi |
| | | tun, was getan werden muss Rdw |
| | Whenever I need help, my parents always come through. |
| | Wann auch immer ich Hilfe brauche, meine Eltern sind da. |
| come through for [sb] vi phrasal | figurative, informal (do what is necessary) | sich für jemanden einsetzen Präp + Vr, sepa |
| | | tun, was getan werden muss Rdw |
| | I wasn't worried because I knew you would come through for me. |
| | Ich war nicht besorgt, weil ich wusste, dass du dich für mich einsetzen würdest. |
| cycle through vtr phrasal insep | (follow a pattern) | durchlaufen Vt, fix |
| | Mona continues to cycle through the stages of grief; she cannot forget her loss. |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: go through lower data levels) (Anglizismus) | downdrillen Vi, sepa |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, US (focus on) | konzentrieren Vr |
| | | seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas legen Rdw |
| fall through vi phrasal | informal, figurative (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) | nichts werden Pron + Vt |
| | (übertragen) | ins Wasser fallen Rdw |
| | | scheitern Vi |
| | I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| | Ich glaubte, dass mein Unternehmen von dem Deal profitieren würde, jedoch wurde in letzter Minute nichts daraus. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (continue [sth] to completion) (Slang) | durchziehen Vt, sepa |
| | | zu Ende bringen Rdw |
| | | beenden Vt |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | He's very good at starting things but never seems to manage to follow through. |
| | Er ist richtig gut, ein Projekt anzufangen, jedoch hat die größten Schwierigkeiten, sie durchzuziehen. |
| follow through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (continue [sth] to completion) (Slang) | durchziehen Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] zu Ende bringen Rdw |
| | | beenden Vt |
| | Sam is always making plans but she never follows through with any of them. |
| | Sam macht immer Pläne, aber sie zieht nicht einen davon durch. |
| follow [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | (continue [sth] to completion) (Slang) | durchziehen Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] zu Ende bringen Rdw |
| | | beenden Vt |
| | A good manager ensures that their team is able to follow a project through. |
| | Ein guter Manager achtet darauf, dass das Team ein Projekt zu Ende bringt. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (sports: after throwing, etc.) | durchziehen Vt, sepa |
| | She's learning how to follow through in a complete arc after hitting the ball. |
| get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (ordeal: survive) | [etw] überstehen Vt, fix |
| | | [etw] durchstehen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | [etw] überleben Vt, fix |
| | The global recession has been tough on everyone, but we will get through it. |
| | Die weltweite Rezession war schwer für alle, wir werden sie jedoch überstehen. |
| get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (work, task: complete) | etwas fertigmachen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas beenden Vt |
| | I have so much work to get through this week—I don't know how I'm going to do it all! I still have more studying to get through before the exam. |
| | Ich habe diese Woche so viel Arbeit - ich weiß nicht, wie ich das alles fertigmachen soll! |
| get through vi phrasal | (reach [sb]: on phone) | durchkommen Vi, sepa |
| | | erreichen Vt |
| | After several attempts to call Yolanda, I eventually managed to get through. |
| | Nach mehreren Versuchen, Yolanda anzurufen, bin ich endlich zu ihr durchgekommen. |
| get through to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (reach: on phone) | jemanden erreichen Vt |
| | | zu jemandem durchkommen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | I'm trying to get through to the President but he's not answering his phone. |
| | Ich versuche, den Präsidenten zu erreichen, aber er geht nicht ans Telefon. |
| get through to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (make understand) | zu jemandem durchdringen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | jemandem zu verstehen geben VP |
| | | an jemanden rankommen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer! |
| | Ich muss zu meinem Sohn durchdringen und ihm zu verstehen geben, dass Drogen keine Lösung sind. |
| go through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (use up) | etwas aufbrauchen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas verwenden Vt |
| | I went through all my clean clothes for the week! |
| | Ich habe diese Woche alle meine sauberen Sachen aufgebraucht. |
| go through vi phrasal | informal (be completed, authorized) (informell) | durch sein Adv + Vi |
| | | bearbeitet werden V Part Perf + Hv |
| | We had to wait for the loan to go through before we could buy the house. |
| | Wir mussten warten, bis der Kredit durch war, ehe wir das Haus kaufen konnten. |
| go through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (do as planned) | sich an etwas halten Rdw |
| | | etwas wie geplant durchziehen Rdw |
| | The city council is going through with its plans to widen the road. |
| last through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (endure, survive) | [etw] überstehen Vt, fix |
| | | [etw] überleben Vt, fix |
| | The dog is very ill and we are not sure whether he will last through the night. |
| leaf through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (flip the pages of) | [etw] durchblättern Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] überfliegen Vt, fix |
| | I was leafing through an old magazine when the doctor came in. |
| live through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (experience or endure) | etwas durchmachen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas mitmachen Vt, sepa |
| | Our grandparents lived through the War and know what it is like to lose everything. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (observe via: [sth] transparent) (ugs) | durch [etw] gucken, durch [etw] schauen Präp + Vi |
| | | durch [etw] sehen Präp + Vi |
| | You can see the individual cells if you look through the microscope. |
| | Look through the window and tell me what you see. |
| | Du kannst die einzelnen Zellen sehen, wenn du durch das Mikroskop guckst (or: schaust). |
| | Sieh durch das Fenster und sage mir, was du siehst. |
| look through [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (appear not to see, be oblivious to) | durch jemanden hindurch sehen, durch jemanden hindurch gucken VP |
| | I said hello but he looked right through me. |
| | Ich sagte Hallo, doch er sah (Or: guckte) durch mich hindurch. |
| look through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search through, survey) | etwas durchsehen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas ansehen, etwas anschauen Vt, sepa |
| | Can I look through those old clothes before you throw them out in case there is something I like? My boss looked through the papers before signing them. |
| | Kan ich mir die alte Kleidung durchsehen, bevor du sie wegwirfst, falls mir etwas gefällt? |
| | Mein Chef sah (Or: schaute) sich die Papiere an, bevor er sie unterschrieb. |
| muddle through vi phrasal | informal (improvise) | improvisieren Vi |
| | (übertragen) | aus dem Stegreif spielen Rdw |
| | One of the team members is absent today. We'll just have to muddle through without her. |
| muddle through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (accomplish by improvisation) | sich [etw] einfallen lassen Rdw |
| | Having had no time to revise, Jackie muddled through the exam. |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (move across with difficulty) | sich durch etwas vorankämpfen Präp + Vr, sepa |
| | | sich durch etwas kämpfen Präp + Vr |
| | Because of the terrain, we were forced to plow through the enemy's most strongly defended points. |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (vehicle: drive through obstacles) | durchkämpfen Vr, sepa |
| | | durchackern Vr, sepa |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (work through: [sth] difficult) | durchbeißen Vr, sepa |
| | | durchkämpfen Vr, sepa |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (read: [sth] lengthy or heavy) | durchkämpfen Vr, sepa |
| | You will just have to plough through the archives until you find what you are looking for. |
| pull through vi phrasal | figurative (survive, recover) | es schaffen Pron + Vt |
| | | durchkommen Vi, sepa |
| | | überleben Vi, fix |
| | After her terrible accident, we weren't sure if she would pull through, but she did, thank God! |
| | Nach dem schlimmen Unfall waren wir uns nicht sicher, ob sie es schaffen würde, aber das hat sie, Gott sei Dank! |
push [sth] through,
push through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to accept) | durchsetzen Vt, sepa |
| | (informell) | durchkriegen Vt, sepa |
| | The government pushed the bill through despite the protests of many members of their party. |
| | Die Regierung setzte das Gesetz trotz der Proteste aus den eigenen Reihen durch. |
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| all through prep | (throughout) | durch die ganze Rdw |
| | | durch das ganze Rdw |
| | | durch den ganzen Rdw |
| | There are wooden floors all through the apartment. |
| all through the night expr | (throughout the night) | die ganze Nacht lang Rdw |
| | | die ganze Nacht hindurch Rdw |
| | All through the night we could hear the loud music from the floor above. |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | etwas durchbrechen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas einreißen Vt, sepa |
| | (vage) | etwas kaputtmachen Vt, sepa |
| | The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| | Die Armee benutzte Panzer, um die Barrikaden zu durchbrechen. |
| browse through [sth] vi + prep | (publication: look through) | [etw] durchblättern Vt, sepa |
| | | durch [etw] schmökern Präp + Vi |
| | Arnold smiled as he browsed through his old high school yearbook. |
| | Arnold lächelte, als er sein altes High-School-Jahrbuch durchblätterte. |
| burrow through [sth] vi + prep | (move through) | [etw] durchwühlen Vt, fix |
| | Badgers burrow through the earth with their claws. |
| | Dachse durchwühlten die Erde mit ihren Klauen. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly enter) | durchbrechen Vt, fix |
| | | durchstoßen Vt, fix |
| | The police burst through the front door, looking for the criminal. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly break and come through) | durchbrechen Vt, fix |
| | | durchstoßen Vt, fix |
| | A dinosaur suddenly burst through the brick wall. |
| check [sth] through vtr + adv | (luggage: put into plane's hold) (Anglizismus) | durchchecken Vt, sepa |
| | If you have to change flights, the airline can check your luggage through to the final destination. |
| coast through [sth] vi + prep | (apply little effort) | etwas fällt jemandem leicht VP |
| | | sich durch etwas hindurchschlängeln Präp + Vr, sepa |
| | He is coasting through the maths course. |
| | Der Mathekurs fällt ihm leicht. |
| comb through [sth] vi + prep | (inspect thoroughly) | etwas durchsehen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas durchgehen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | etwas durchkämmen Vt, fix |
| | Linda spent the afternoon combing through old newspapers. |
course through [sth],
course in [sth] vi + prep | (water, blood: move quickly) | durch etwas strömen Präp + Vi |
| | | durch etwas fließen Präp + Vi |
| | The water coursed through the canals. |
| | Terrified, Neil could feel the blood coursing in his veins. |
| | Das Wasser strömte durch die Kanäle. |
| | Vor lauter Angst spürte Neil, wie das Blut durch seine Venen floss. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | etwas durchschneiden Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas durchtrennen Vt, sepa |
| | I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| | Ich habe keine Ahnung, wieso er diese Machete mitgebracht hat, es gibt in Belgien keinen Dschungel, den man durchschneiden muss. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | figurative, infformal (get past: [sth] superfluous) | zum Punkt kommen Rdw |
| | | etwas überspringen Vt, sepa |
| | Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| | New: Der Student kam in seinem Vortrag gar nicht auf den Punkt und redete viel zu lang. |
| | Okay, lass uns den Mist überspringen und schauen, wo wir uns einig sind! |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | informal (take a shortcut) | eine Abkürzung nehmen Rdw |
| | He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| | Er nahm eine Abkürzung durch den Garten der Nachbarn um schneller anzukommen. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) (Anglizismus) | Drive-In Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-In-Restaurant Nn |
| | Dave made a quick detour to the drive-through for fries on his way home from the office. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n as adj | (used from a car) | Auto- Präf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-In- Präf |
| | The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
| ease through [sth] vi + prep | (move carefully) | durch etwas schlendern Präp + Vi |
| | He eased gently through the dense crowd. |
| | Er schlenderte gemütlich durch die dichte Menge. |
| elbow your way through v expr | (push through a crowd, etc.) | drängeln Vi |
fall through the cracks,
slip through the cracks v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | durch das Raster fallen Rdw |
| | | durch das Netz fallen Rdw |
| | | nicht beachtet werden Rdw |
fast forward through [sth],
fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | durch [etw] springen Präp + Vi |
| | | vorspulen Vi, sepa |
| | I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (book, pages: leaf through) | durchblättern Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] schnell durchgehen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | I spent hours on that report and he just flicked through it before dismissing it! |
| | Ich habe Stunden an dem Bericht gesessen und er hat ihn nur durchgeblättert, ehe er ihn abgelehnt hat. |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (TV channels: browse) | mit einer schnellen Bewegung [etw] machen Rdw |
| | I spent ten minutes flicking through the TV channels and didn't find anything worth watching. |
| | Ich verbrachte zehn Minuten damit, mit schnellen Bewegungen durch die TV-Kanäle zu schalten, fand jedoch nichts sehenswertes. |
| follow-through n | (sport: continuation of motion) | Schlag Nm |
| | You need to have a good follow-through to be a good golfer. |
| | Ein guter Golfer muss einen guten Schlag haben. |
| follow-through n | (continuing action) | Abschluss Nm |
| | | Vollendung Nf |
| | The project manager keeps a close eye on her team to ensure follow-through. |
| | Die Projektleiterin behält ihr Team im Auge, um den Abschluss sicherzustellen. |
| force your way (through/into [sth]) v expr | (obtain entry, way: by strength) | sich Zugang verschaffen VP |
| | | sich den Weg bahnen VP |
| | The army forced their way into the city. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (pour through [sth] narrow) | [etw] durch [etw] laufen lassen VP |
| | | [etw] durch [etw] einlaufen lassen VP |
| | The mechanic funneled the dirty oil through a hose. |
| | Der Mechaniker ließ das schmutzige Öl durch einen Schlauch laufen. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (channel) | [etw] über [etw] laufen lassen VP |
| | | [etw] über [etw] leiten Präp + Vt |
| | He funneled his ill-gotten gains through his wife's business account. |
| | Er ließ seine illegal erworbenen Einnahmen über das Geschäftskonto seiner Frau laufen. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (cross) | durch [etw] gehen Präp + Vi |
| | | etwas überschreiten Vt, fix |
| | To go through the border checkpoint, you needed a valid passport. |
| | Um durch die Grenzkontrollen zu gehen, brauchst du einen gültigen Passport. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (endure, suffer) | etwas durchmachen, etwas mitmachen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas erleben Vt |
| | | etwas erleiden Vt |
| | Having grown up in Rwanda, Joe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today. |
| | Joe hatte mit dem Aufwachsen in Ruanda viele Greueltaten erlebt, jedoch machte es aus ihm das, was er heute ist. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (pass through: tunnel) | durch etwas gehen Präp + Vi |
| | | etwas durchqueren Vt, fix |
| | | etwas durchschreiten Vt, fix |
| | The hunters had to go through a cluster of trees to get to the wounded deer. |
| | Die Jäger mussten durch dichtes Gestrüpp gehen, um das verletzte Reh zu erreichen. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (search, review) | etwas durchsuchen Vt, fix |
| | | etwas durchgehen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas durchschauen Vt, sepa |
| | I went through all my sketchbooks trying to find my favourite drawing of the oak tree. |
| | Ich habe alle meine Skizzenbücher durchsucht nach der besten Zeichnung des Eichelbaums. |
| go through a rough patch v expr | informal, figurative (experience difficult time) | eine schwere Zeit haben Rdw |
| | | eine schwierige Phase durchlaufen Rdw |
| | | harte Zeiten erleben Rdw |
| | Pippa has a lot of problems at the moment; she's going through a rough patch. |
| go through the motions v expr | (do something half-heartedly) | [etw] halbherzig tun Adj + Vt |
| | | nur das Nötigste tun Rdw |
| | | sich nicht sonderlich anstrengen Rdw |
| go through the roof expr | (price, number: rise dramatically) | explodieren Vi |
| | | in die Höhe gehen Rdw |
| | | astronomische Maße annehmen Rdw |
| go through with it v expr | informal (do [sth] daunting) | durchziehen Vt, sepa |
| | Bethan had doubts about applying for the job, but eventually went through with it. |
| grind through [sth] vi + prep | (wear by abrasion) | abschleifen Vt, sepa |
| | | abscheuern Vt, sepa |
| | Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed. |
| hack through vi + prep | (cut through jungle) (übertragen) | kämpfen Vr |
| | (selten) | hacken Vr |
| | We hacked through the jungle for hours. |
| halfway through adv | (unfinished) | mittendrin Adv |
| | Finish the job--don't stop halfway through. |
| halfway through adv + prep | (in the middle of) | mitten Adv |
| | | inmitten Adv |
| | | mittendrin Adv |
| | Halfway through lunch, the phone rang. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (do hastily) | beeilen Vr |
| | | hetzen Vr |
| | I hurried through the household chores, so I could watch the afternoon film on TV. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (cause to be done hastily) | [etw] schnell tun Adj + Vt |
| | | überstürzen Vt, fix |
| | This legislation is a disaster because the Government hurried it through Parliament. |
| hurry through [sth] vi + prep | (move hastily along or past) | schnell durch [etw] laufen Rdw |
| | | eilen Vi |
| | I turned up the collar of my raincoat and hurried through the rain-swept streets. |
| let [sb/sth] through vtr + adv | (allow to pass) | durchlassen Vt, sepa |
| | The police asked the crowd to let the ambulance through. |
| make it through v expr | (persevere to the end) | durchhalten Vi, sepa |
| | | aushalten Vi, sepa |
| | If you try hard enough, you can make it through! |
| move through [sth] v expr | (travel through a place) (ugs) | etwas durchqueren Vt, fix |
| | | sich durch etwas bewegen Präp + Vr |
| | | durch etwas gehen Präp + Vi |
| | The army is currently moving through the forest on their way to the city. |
| no through road n | (cul-de-sac) | Sackgasse Nf |
| pass through [sth] vi + prep | (get through) (ugs) | durch etwas kommen Präp + Vi |
| | | durch etwas fahren Präp + Vi |
| | | etwas durchqueren Vt, fix |
| | It took us 20 minutes to pass through the Mont Blanc Tunnel. |
| | Wir brauchten 20 Minuten, um durch den Mont Blanc Tunnel zu kommen. |
| pass through vi + adv | (get through [sth]) | durch [etw] kommen Präp + Vi |
| | | durch [etw] durchgehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | Glass allows light to pass through. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (serving hatch in a wall) | Durchreiche Nf |
| | An older home is more likely to have a pass-through between the kitchen and the dining room. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | US (place you travel through) | Durchfahrtsort Nm |
| | | Ort, an dem man nicht anhält, sondern nur durchfährt VP |
| | We aren't staying in Omaha; it's just a pass-through on our way to Chicago. |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (act of passing through a place) | Durchfahren Nn |
pass-through,
passthrough n | (opening between rooms) | Durchgang Nm |
pass-through,
passthrough n | mainly US (cost passed to customer) (Wirtschaft) | durchlaufende Kosten V Part Präs + Npl |
| | (Wirtschaft: informell) | Durchlaufposten Nm |
| pass through adj | mainly US (cost: passed to customer) | Kostenweitergabe Nf |
pass-through,
passthrough adj | US (window, etc.: opening between rooms) | durchlaufend V Part Präs |
| | We are having a pass-through window fitted between the kitchen and the dining room. |
| patch [sb] through vtr + adv | (telephone: connect to external line) | durchstellen Vt, sepa |
| | Audrey is out of the office at the moment, but she's available on her mobile; I can patch you through if you like. |
| | Audrey ist derzeit nicht im Büro, aber sie ist auf ihrem Handy zu erreichen; ich kann Sie durchstellen, wenn Sie möchten. |
| patch [sb] through to [sb/sth] v expr | dated (telephone: connect to external line) | jmdn mit jmdm/[etw] verbinden Präp + Vt |
| | | jmdn zu jmdm/[etw] durchstellen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | The operator patched me through to our London branch. |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | sich dumm und dämlich zahlen Rdw |
| | | tief in die Tasche greifen müssen Rdw |
| | Our train was cancelled, so we ended up paying through the nose to take a taxi. |
| pay through the nose for [sth] v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | sich bei [etw] dumm und dämlich zahlen Rdw |
| | | für [etw] tief in die Tasche greifen müssen Rdw |
| | He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
| plod through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (do something slowly and steadily) (informell, übertragen) | sich durchkämpfen Vr, sepa |
| | (informell, übertragen) | sich durchwühlen Vr, sepa |
| | This project is difficult, but I'm plodding through it. |
| poke [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (jab through) | [etw] durch [etw] stecken Präp + Vt |
| | Paula poked her finger through the hole in her glove. |
| | Paula steckte ihren Finger durch das Loch in ihrem Handschuh. |
| pull-through n | ([sth] used to clean gun barrel) | Putzstock Nm |
| | | Reinigungsbürste Nf |
| | (wörtlich) | Durchzug Nm |
| | Henry used a pull-through to clean his rifle. |