putting through

Verb

put through (third-person singular simple present puts through, present participle putting through, simple past and past participle put through)

1. (idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller) with the callee.
   • Please hold the line a moment while I put you through to the sales office.
2. (idiomatic) to cause to endure
   • After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her.
3. (UK, transitive) To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening.
   • Playing football brought people together – we’d play against any brick wall, on any kerb, or see if we could put the window through in the art department.2005 October 25, “Pete Doherty pens song for his football team”, in NME
4. (transitive) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
   • Friedel again had to save as he parried a Patrice Evra shot before gathering the ball after the left-back had been put through by Ryan Giggs.2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through.

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