come through

From Middle English com thurgh, a separable prefix form of inseparable prefix Middle English thurghcomen, equivalent to come +‎ through.

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come through (third-person singular simple present comes through, present participle coming through, simple past came through, past participle come through)

1. (idiomatic) To survive, to endure.

   He came through the surgery ok.

2. To be communicated or expressed successfully.

   The anger in her song really came through.

   More information on the scandal is coming through now.

3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.

   The team came through in the end and won the pennant.

   • 2018 November 3, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:

     It was felt Liverpool's potent attack would provide their most severe test - and to come through against Jurgen Klopp's unbeaten side with a point will do wonders for belief and self-confidence.

4. (with an object preceded by the preposition for or with) To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or promise.

   She really came through for us when the project was in trouble.

   He really came through with a lawyer when we were in trouble.

• (keep one's word or promise): disappoint, fail