Emotions & feelings
be through a lot
experience much hardship
If someone has been through a lot, they have experienced many difficult or painful events.
Hear it in real life
Why is she so worried about travelling alone?
She's been through a lot in the past.
He's been through a lot, but he still tries to stay positive.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She's passed through a lot this year.
Say: She's been through a lot this year.
Use "been through" for difficult experiences, not "passed through."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have been through a lot; be going through a lot
Your turn: say it out loud
He's been through a lot, but he still tries to stay positive.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be through a lot
experience much hardship
“He's been through a lot, but he still tries to stay positive.”
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