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WotD: Pull through
Today’s phrasal verb is a very common one.
You’re bound to have heard a character in an American TV drama say pull through at least once, especially if it is a police drama with lots of shooting or injuries.
Pull through means that someone with a severe illness or injury or someone who is in a difficult situation will recover.
Only yesterday, I introduced the idiom hit rock bottom.
Well, if you hit rock bottom, and keep a positive attitude, eventually, you will pull through.
It’s the same thing if you are unfortunate enough to find yourself in the hospital.
A positive attitude and fighting spirit go a long way in helping you recover from your illness.
I always admired my dad for his ability to pull through when it seemed rock bottom had a basement.
He had five kids, and we lived in the poorest part of Canada.
Thirty-five years ago, the unemployment rate was well over 40%, but he always managed to bring home a paycheck.
That’s amazing!
Multiple times the economy tanked.
I can’t count how often he lost a job to find another, either the next day or within a week.
We never went without a meal or didn’t have what we needed for school.
No matter how bad the household finances were at times, he managed to pull us through and survive.
All five kids went to university: a police officer, a forestry worker, a nurse, a veterinarian and an English teacher.
Hard work, determination and a positive attitude will help you pull through any crisis you can think of.
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