pull through

Synonyymisanakirja

pull through

tointua, toipua, tervehtyä, päihittää, voittaa, lyödä, pelastaa, vapahtaa, vapauttaa, auttaa, selvitä hengissä, selvitä, selviytyä, jäädä eloon, jäädä henkiin.

Englannin sanakirja

pull through englanniksi

1. A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.

2. to come through pain and trouble through perseverance

3. 1919, w:W._Somerset_Maugham W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, s:The Moon and Sixpence/Chapter XXVI|ch. 26,

At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.

4. to clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through

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