sleep through
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle through
Meanings
Continue sleeping despite a noise or event
Why “through”? You continue during a hard time until it ends.
“She slept through the storm.”
“The baby slept through the fireworks.”
“He slept through the alarm.”
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Sleep through means continue sleeping despite a noise or event. Sleep around means have casual sexual relationships with several people.
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sleep around
A contrast learners often mix up
Have casual sexual relationships with several people
battle through
Same through pattern: endurance
Struggle on through to the end of an ordeal
bring through
Same through pattern: endurance
Help someone survive a difficult time
come through
Same through pattern: endurance
Pass through to arrive on the other side; Survive a difficult or dangerous experience; Do what was expected or hoped for; Arrive at its destination, especially a message or call
get through
Same through pattern: endurance
Finish a difficult task or period; Survive a hard time; Make contact by phone; Use up a quantity of something; Pass a test or selection process
go through
Same through pattern: endurance
Travel from one side to the other; Be approved or accepted by a system; Examine something carefully; Experience a difficult time; Be officially approved or completed; Use up a quantity of something quickly; Practise something step by step
last through
Same through pattern: endurance
Survive to the end of a period
live through
Same through pattern: endurance
Survive an event or period
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