put through
Subject to process
Put through means to connect or complete successfully.
Originally telephonic—an operator puts you through to another party—but the sense extends: We put through the paperwork, The bill was put through committee.
To put someone through something is to subject them to it, often an ordeal: They really put him through the wringer.
Put yourself through college means to finance your own education.
Settle decisively
- finishBring to completion
- accomplishComplete successfully
- achieveSucceed through effort
- concludeEnd or infer
fulfill · execute · realize · consummate · effectuate · implement · carry out · perform
Voice communication device
- callContact by phone
- switchboardTelephone routing panel
- operatorOne who works machinery
- transferMove between locations
dial · ring · hold · line · extension · redirect · forward · connect
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- difficultyState of being hard
- tribulationState of great distress
torment · struggle · challenge · adversity · strain · stress · anguish · misery
Move beyond or decline
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- enactPass into law
- legislateMake official rules
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
authorize · adopt · clear · greenlight · rubber-stamp · fast-track · expedite · railroad
finalize
Settle decisively
- finishBring to completion
- accomplishComplete successfully
- achieveSucceed through effort
conclude · fulfill · execute · realize · consummate · effectuate · implement · carry out · perform · deliver
telephone
Voice communication device
- callContact by phone
- switchboardTelephone routing panel
- operatorOne who works machinery
transfer · dial · ring · hold · line · extension · redirect · forward · connect · relay
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- difficultyState of being hard
tribulation · torment · struggle · challenge · adversity · strain · stress · anguish · misery · hell
pass
Move beyond or decline
sanction · authorize · adopt · clear · greenlight · rubber-stamp · fast-track · expedite · railroad · steamroll
train
Rail vehicle or instruct
drill · instruct · mentor · tutor · develop · groom · apprentice · discipline · shape · mold
put throughdisconnect
To break a connection
cut off · hang up on · block · put on hold · screen out