put through

What does "put through" mean?

1. To connect someone by phone
2. To cause someone to experience something difficult
3. To process or complete something officially

Examples

• Please hold while I put you through to the manager.
• I'm sorry for putting you through all this trouble.
• The application was put through quickly.
• Can you put me through to customer service?
• She was put through a rigorous interview process.

How to use it

Common in phone contexts ('put through to') and when describing difficult experiences ('put through hell/a lot').

Word order

Separable: 'put someone through' to a person/department; 'put someone through' an experience

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• put on

  To place clothing or accessories on your body

• put off

  To postpone or delay something

• put up

  To build or erect something

• put down

  To place something on a surface

• put away

  To return something to its proper place

• put together

  To assemble something from separate parts