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03-Aug-2007, 00:56
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I was wondering if "get through" fixes the context and that "much, many, lot of etc. should always follow it.
1. After winning the final the team got through a lot of champagne.
2. The kids are getting through candies.
3. His old Buick gets through lots of gas. |
03-Aug-2007, 00:59
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| | Re: get through sth (sentences)
To mean "consume a lot of something," you "go" through, not "get" through. The past is "went through."
They went through a lot of beer at the party.
The kids are going through that box of candy pretty quickly.
His Buick goes through a lot of gas.
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03-Aug-2007, 01:04
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| | Re: get through sth (sentences)
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Originally Posted by Barb_D  To mean "consume a lot of something," you "go" through, not "get" through. The past is "went through."
They went through a lot of beer at the party.
The kids are going through that box of candy pretty quickly.
His Buick goes through a lot of gas.
[a writer, not a teacher] | Do we still need "a lot, lots, or much" here? Since the meaning you said is " to consume A LOT of something". |
03-Aug-2007, 01:12
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| | Re: get through sth (sentences)
It doesn't have to.
I can't believe you two went through four cases of beer. Oh my gosh - I just went through an entire bag of chips. If I'm not careful, I could go through a pint of ice cream in one sitting. |
03-Aug-2007, 01:14
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Originally Posted by Barb_D It doesn't have to.
I can't believe you two went through four cases of beer. Oh my gosh - I just went through an entire bag of chips. If I'm not careful, I could go through a pint of ice cream in one sitting. | But would it be fine to use any? Wouldn't it be redundant if I do use one? |
03-Aug-2007, 01:16
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Originally Posted by Barb_D To mean "consume a lot of something," you "go" through, not "get" through. The past is "went through."
They went through a lot of beer at the party.
The kids are going through that box of candy pretty quickly.
His Buick goes through a lot of gas.
[a writer, not a teacher] | hm...One of my dictionaries says "get through" means to use up a large amount or quanity of something. 
It may be British usage. |
03-Aug-2007, 01:20
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Originally Posted by retro hm...One of my dictionaries says "get through" means to use up a large amount or quanity of something.
It may be British usage. | What dictionary do you use?
I also checked for the meaning of "get through" in dictionary.com but couldn't find any definition as such but "go through" does. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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