see something through

see something through
see something out/through 1. выдержать; досидеть до конца (фильма, представления)

It was a rotten film, but we decided to see it out because the tickets were so expensive.

I’ll see this film out now that I’ve started watching it.

2. довести до конца; завершить

Now that we’ve spent so much time planning the project, we’ll have to see it through.

We must see this thing through now that we’ve started it.

Peter’s assignment was hard but he saw it out to the end.

The course is terrible, but I’ll see it out now that I’ve paid for it.


Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов. 2013.

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  • see something through — see (something) through to do something until it is finished. Despite health problems, she saw the project through …   New idioms dictionary

  • see something through — PERSEVERE WITH, persist with, continue (with), carry on with, keep at, follow through, stay with; informal stick at, stick it out, hang in there. → see * * * persist with an undertaking until it is completed * * * ˌsee sth ˈthrough derived (not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • see something through — verb To complete (the thing); to fulfill a commitment. Do not start the project if you are not going to be around to see it through. See Also: see someone through …   Wiktionary

  • see something through — persist with an undertaking until it is completed. → see …   English new terms dictionary

  • see someone through — verb a) To suffice for a time. Two full bags should be enough to see the family through. b) To constitute ample supply for one for Those chocolates should see us through the holiday season. See Also: see something through, see through …   Wiktionary

  • ˌsee sth ˈthrough — phrasal verb to continue doing something until it is finished Having come this far, she was determined to see things through.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • see (someone) through (something) — to support someone through a difficult time. He was a real friend to see me through my long illness …   New idioms dictionary

  • see somebody through something — ˌsee sb ˈthrough | ˌsee sb ˈthrough sth derived (not used in the progressive tenses) to give help or support to sb for a particular period of time • Her courage and good humour saw her through. • I only have $20 to see me through the week.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • follow something through — COMPLETE, bring to completion, see something through; continue with, carry on with, keep on with, keep going with, stay with; informal stick something out. → follow * * * continue an action or task to its conclusion * * * ˌfollow ˈthrough (with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • see it through — make sure something is completed properly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • see at something through somebody's eyes — see, look at, etc. sth through sb s eyes idiom to think about or see sth the way that another person sees it • Try looking at it through her eyes for a change. • Events are seen through the eyes of a Polish refugee. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …   Useful english dictionary


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