be over
be through
To be ended; be finished.
This idiom is used for activities and events.
This idiom is used for activities and events.
The show was over by 11 P.M.
The war will soon be over.
After the dance was over, we all went to a restaurant.
The meeting was through ten minutes earlier than everyone expected.
been in the wars
been through the wars
Видавший виды; что-то что долго использовалось и за чем, возможно, был плохой уход.
He arrived in a car that looked as if it had been in the wars.
Он приехал на машине, которая выглядела, будто побывала на войне.
break through
To be successful after overcoming a difficulty or bar to success.
Dr. Salk failed many times but he finally broke through to find a successful polio vaccine.
Jim studied very hard this semester in college, and he finally broke through onto the Dean's List for the first time.
breakthrough
A point of sudden success after a long process of experimentation, trial and error.
The U.S. Space Program experienced a major breakthrough when Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon in June of 1969.
carry through
To put into action.
Mr. Green was not able to carry through his plans for a hike because he broke his leg.
To do something you have planned; put a plan into action.
Jean makes good plans but she cannot carry through with any of them.
To keep (someone) from failing or stopping; bring through; help.
When the tire blew out, the rules Jim had learned in driving class carried him through safely.
come off with flying colors
through with flying colors
To succeed; triumph.
John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college.
come through
To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need.
When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double.
John needed money for college and his father came through.
cross one's mind
pass through one's mind
To be a sudden or passing thought; be thought of by someone; come to your mind; occur to you.
At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia's waving, but then it crossed his mind that she was trying to tell him something.
When Jane did not come home by midnight, many terrible fears passed through Mother's mind.