get through — survive a hard period
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
To manage to live or deal with a difficult or unpleasant time.
Say it like a native
Textbook She endured an exceedingly difficult period.
Native She got through a really tough time.
'Get through' is the natural verb for surviving a hard period; 'endured an exceedingly difficult period' is heavy.
Pattern: get through (something)
In use
- 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
Common mistake
✗ I couldn't get through with such a hard week without you.
✓ I couldn't get through such a hard week without you.
'Get through' a hard time takes the object directly — no 'with'.
Common collocations
get through + hard time— a tough time, the week, it together, this
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.