get through

— phrasal verb with get

/ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)

Definition

› to succeed in talking to someone on the phone: I tried to phone her but couldn't get through. I got through to the wrong department.Communicating by telephone

(Definition of get through from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Synonyms and related words:

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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