Meaning:
borough 
'bʌrən.
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
rough Idiom, Proverb
a rough time
a lot of teasing, a lot of bugging Did your friends give you a rough time about your funny haircut?
a rough time of it
a time of stress or bad luck, a tough time of it After the divorce he had a rough time of it.
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.
get through to
be understood by, make (someone) understand I tried talking to her but I couldn
give you a rough time
tease you, hassle you (see hassle me) The players gave me a rough time about scoring on my own goalie.
go through
examine or think about carefully, search The police went through his house to look for a gun.
go through changes
be involved in changing circumstances She has been going through many changes since her divorce.
go through the roof
become very angry, blow your stack Mr. Tse will go through the roof when he sees all these mistakes.
go through with
finish, do as planned or agreed We have decided not to go through with our plans to launch the new product until we have solved all of its problems.
going gets rough
(See the going gets rough)
jump through a hoop
do whatever one is told to do, obey any order He is always ready to jump through a hoop for his boss so he is not very popular with the other employees.
jump through hoops
do all the required steps, red tape To get a student loan, I had to jump through a lot of hoops.
just passing through
(See pass through)
look at (see) the world through rose-colored glass
see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest.
look at the world through rose-colored glasses
see only the good things about something, be too optimistic I told him not to be so naive and always look at the world through rose-colored glasses.
look like he was dragged through a knothole
appear to be very tired, burn out, run down After a divorce and a funeral, Anne looked like she'd been dragged through a knothole.
pass through
drive or travel through a town or city When we were passing through Regina, I called my cousin.
pay through the nose
pay high rates for rent or service, cost an arm... If you rent a condo in Dover, you'll pay through the nose.
pull through
recover from a serious illness The car accident was very bad and I don't think that the driver will pull through.
put through the wringer
cause a lot of stress He really put his wife through the wringer when he asked her for a divorce.
put yourself through college
earn money to pay for your college education You need a good summer job to put yourself through college.
rough and ready
strong and willing, a game one For the oil-well crews, we need people who are rough and ready.
rough and tumble
fighting or arguing in a very rough and reckless way It was a rough and tumble meeting that we attended at the city planning office last night.
rough going
difficult work, tough sledding It was rough going the first year. We had financial problems.
rough guess
an approximate estimate He made a rough guess as to how many people would come to the party.
rough up
attack or hurt physically The three men roughed up the bartender at the hotel and were arrested by the police.
run roughshod
force his way, step on people The foreman is mean. He'll try to run roughshod over you.
run through
practise, read, go through Let's run through the answers again. I want to know them well.
see it through
work until you finish, follow through If you renovate the kitchen, please see it through. Finish it.
see the world (things) through rose-colored glasse
see only the good things about something, be too optimistic She is a little unrealistic and tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses.
see through
see the real reason, see your motive Mom saw through me. She knew I wanted the money for cigarettes.
see you through
allow you to survive, help you pay the bills Here's $100. Will that see you through till the end of the month?
talk through one
make exaggerated or inaccurate statements He is always talking through his hat and you never know if you can believe him or not.
talk through your hat
talk without logic, say unbelievable things, hot air If you tell Dad about building a home in outer space, he'll say you're talking through your hat.
the going gets rough
the task becomes harder, it is a rocky road In the second year, you study law. That's when the going gets rough.
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
feeding a man good food will cause him to love you, beauty is only skin deep """Do you believe the way to your heart is through your stomach?"" ""No, but you are a great cook!"""
think through
think in steps, think carefully Before you go to the manager with an idea, think it through.
through the grapevine
through gossip, bush telegraph """How did you know I moved?"" ""I heard it through the grapevine."""
through the mill
experience a difficult situation He has really been through the mill after his divorce and loss of job.
through the roof
(See go through the roof)
through the wringer
experienced a lot of personal problems Hey, I'm tough. I've been through the wringer a few times.
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