Work & careers
work through a to-do list
complete tasks one by one
To work through a to-do list means to deal with each listed task until you have finished them.
Hear it in real life
Are you free for lunch?
Give me twenty minutes; I am working through my to-do list.
I usually work through my to-do list before I check my messages.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I worked over my to-do list.
Say: I worked through my to-do list.
Use “work through” when you mean completing the tasks on a list one by one.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
work through a to-do list; worked through my to-do list
Your turn: say it out loud
I usually work through my to-do list before I check my messages.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
work through a to-do list
complete tasks one by one
“I usually work through my to-do list before I check my messages.”
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