Meaning trap
get through
survive a hard period
To manage to live or deal with a difficult or unpleasant time.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To manage to live or deal with a difficult or unpleasant time.
Another meaning of 'get through' is 'finish a difficult task'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
She got through the illness with the support of her friends.
Many people find it hard to get through stressful times without help.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I couldn't get through with such a hard week without you.
Say: I couldn't get through such a hard week without you.
'Get through' a hard time takes the object directly — no 'with'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Get through' is the natural verb for surviving a hard period; 'endured an exceedingly difficult period' is heavy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
get through + hard time
- a tough time
- the week
- it together
- this
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- get through (finish a difficult task) — Another meaning of 'get through' is 'finish a difficult task'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.