Meaning trap
put through
make someone experience something difficult
to make someone experience something unpleasant or challenging, often over a period of time.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to make someone experience something unpleasant or challenging, often over a period of time.
Another meaning of 'put through' is 'connect by phone'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- She really put her parents through a lot when she was a teenager.relationships
- Many students feel that final exams put them through a great deal of stress.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: put sb through sth
WrongSorry for putting you through of this.
RightSorry for putting you through this.
'Put someone through' + the hardship — no 'of'.
Patternput sb through sth
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Put through' is the natural verb for making someone endure something hard; 'subject to an ordeal' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
put + someone + throughyou through hellus through thisthem through a lother through it
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'go through' (to experience something yourself).
Related
- put through (connect by phone) — Another meaning of 'put through' is 'connect by phone'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.