pull through

Verb
  1. Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) (synset 202626004)
    "He survived the cancer against all odds"
    entail: convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock
    is a type of: defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over
    same as: come through, make it, pull round, survive
  2. Bring into safety (synset 202557529)
    "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
    subtypes: deliver, rescue - free from harm or evil
    same as: bring through, carry through, save

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