Meaning trap
get through
survive a hard period
To manage to live or deal with a difficult or unpleasant time.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To manage to live or deal with a difficult or unpleasant time.
Another meaning of 'get through' is 'finish a difficult task'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- She got through the illness with the support of her friends.health
- Many people find it hard to get through stressful times without help.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: get through (something)
WrongI couldn't get through with such a hard week without you.
RightI couldn't get through such a hard week without you.
'Get through' a hard time takes the object directly — no 'with'.
Patternget through (something)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Get through' is the natural verb for surviving a hard period; 'endured an exceedingly difficult period' is heavy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
get through + hard timea tough timethe weekit togetherthis
Don't confuse it
'Get through' focuses on surviving the period, not fully recovering from it.
Related
- get through (finish a difficult task) — Another meaning of 'get through' is 'finish a difficult task'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.