work through

work something through

(something)

1. to guide or push something through a physical barrier. I could hardly work the needle through the tightly woven cloth. I worked the needle through.

2. . to guide or maneuver a law, proposal, motion, through a governing body. The lobbyist was unable to work the law through the legislature. The usual party hacks worked the law through.

work through

1. To succeed in resolving something through effort: I worked through the problems I was having with my teacher, and now I'm doing better in class.

2. To move something or someone slowly and laboriously through something: The bodyguards worked the politician through the crowd.

3. To proceed or progress slowly and laboriously through something: The explorers worked through the underbrush. The fender of the car was scraping against the tire and slowly worked through the rubber.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raine	RAYN	English (Rare)
AnunciaciÓN	ah-noon-thyah-THYON (Spanish), ah-noon-syah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Aod	-	Biblical Greek
Gayle	GAYL	English
Albus	-	Ancient Roman
Petri	PET-ree (Finnish)	Finnish, Basque