v.
pass through (a barrier)penetratebreak out

drive a coach and horses through Idiom, Proverb

break through

be successful after overcoming a difficulty Finally there was a breakthrough in the talks aimed at ending the school teacher's strike.

carry through

put into action The steel company carried through their plan to restructure all of their operations.

come through

complete the task, do what is expected We're hoping that Ron will come through with high grades.

dragged through a...

(See look like he was dragged through a knothole)

fall through

not happen, not succeed, not come off, not pan out His plans to write a novel fell through because he didn't get a government grant.

fall through the cracks

not be included, leave out These children fell through the cracks. They didn't learn to read.

follow through

do what you promise, see it through If you promise to help, try to follow through.

get it through one

understand, believe He has got it through his head that he will get a job easily without really making an effort.

get through

succeed in passing an exam or ordeal She has been having trouble gettting through her final exams.

get through one

understand or believe It was difficult to get it through the bank manager's head that I didn't want to borrow any more money.

drive a drillmaster and horses through (something)

To betrayal the flaws in something, such as a statement, argument, or belief. Primarily heard in UK. The doubtable had said he wasn't there that night but again collection a drillmaster and horses through that abstraction with today's adverse statement.Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, through

drive a drillmaster and horses through something

Fig. to betrayal anemic credibility or "holes" in an argument, alibi, or bent case by [figuratively] active a horse and carrying through them. (Formal. Emphasizes the ample admeasurement of the holes or gaps in the argument.) The advocate collection a horse and annihilation through the witness's testimony. The action will drive a drillmaster and horses through the diction of that government bill.Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, through

drive a drillmaster and horses through

accomplish article absolutely abortive or ineffective. British An aboriginal archetype of this argot is begin in this account by the Irish advocate Stephen Rice ( 1637–1715 ): ‘I will drive a drillmaster and six horses through the Act of Settlement’. Aboriginal versions of the byword additionally accredit to a amplitude big abundant to turn a drillmaster and six (or four ) (i.e. horses) in, but the context, afterward Rice's declaration, is actual generally that of apprehension a law or adjustment ineffective. 1997 Spectator A drillmaster and horses was apprenticed through one of the allegorical attempt of American statecraft. Learn more: and, coach, drive, horse, through

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More Idioms/Phrases

get the show on the road get the word out get the worst of get the wrinkles out get this monkey off my back get this show on the road get this straight get through get through one get through to get to get to first base get to it get to me get to the bottom of get to the heart of get to the heart of (a matter)