pull through

(phrasal verb) to survive something

Example Sentences:

A: How did you feel after your boyfriend died?
B: I felt very depressed, but my friends supported me a lot. They really helped me pull through.

A: I heard your friend is sick. Do you think he will pull through?
B: Yeah, he only has a cold!

The doctors were relieved when the patient pulled through his serious illness.

Shawn wasn’t worried when his brother had a car accident, because his brother is always pulling through when difficult situations happen.

Similar idioms:

1. pull one’s leg
2. pull the plug
3. pull one’s weight
4. get through
5. pull something off
6. on the mend
7. hit home
8. give someone the cold shoulder
9. in the pink