Health

power through

continue despite difficulty

To keep going even when something is painful, tiring, or difficult.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

You look exhausted.

I am, but I need to power through this last bit of work.

Play the conversation

She powered through the pain and finished the race.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: She powered with the pain and finished the race.

Say: She powered through the pain and finished the race.

The fixed phrase uses “power through” before the difficulty, not “power with.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

power through pain; power through a difficult period; powered through the match

Your turn: say it out loud

She powered through the pain and finished the race.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

power through

continue despite difficulty

“She powered through the pain and finished the race.”

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