to come through with
12
3.8
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
cumplir (con)
- And the Shanghai Sharks came through with a one-year contract.
- came through with the money
- come through with the aid
- came through with the funds
I, I actually went to Carbondale because they came through with an offer with the most money, the quickest.
- I, I actually went to Carbondale because they came through with an offer with the most money, the quickest.
- If you wanted, they would come through with the tractors and and cut down, get rid of all the trees.
- My boy Marcelo came through with the team and I shared that because I was saying do it yourself.
- My boy Marcello came through with the team and I shared that because I was saying do it yourself.
- OK, Now the next girl you're trying to hook up with, real talk, does she come through with the dilly?
Examples
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We said what was needed but never came through with the funds to do it.
Fiction book (1994) -
The company promised to deliver the project by Friday, and they finally came through with the completed work.
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Well, at least your husband came through with that.
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Well, they better come through with the food.
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Well... ...she sure came through with the money.
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You should see the stuff these guys came through with.
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Two days later, the Boston field office comes through with the gold.
Fiction book (1994) -
Not too long after, in late April, however, the legislature did come through with some farm aid.
Academic text (1999) -
How can you trust the president when he hasn't come through with his last election promises?
Blog text (14) -
Saugatuck Rowing Club came through with the bronze medal, trailed by Oreans Sweeps and Watercat Rowing Club.
Blog text (14)
Synonyms
265
2.8
To do what is required or promised
175
3.7
To do something you promised or planned even if it feels difficult
86
3.7
Continue and finish something you promised to do
70
3.9
To keep a promise
36
4.1
Keep a promise or pay what you owe
4
3.9
To do what was promised and get the expected result
3
3.7
Achieve the needed goal at work or in projects
1
3.7
To do what is expected and give the results needed
Antonyms
How Reliable
- US
265
2.8
- Formal
313
3.0
- Informal
12
3.8
∞
1.0
4
5.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to deliver or provide something promised' is partially derivable: 'come' (arrive) plus 'through' (to completion/passage) with 'with' marking the accompanying item suggests bringing something as one completes an action. However, the specific sense of fulfilling a promise or supplying an expected item is a metaphorical/idiomatic extension of the particle construction and can vary cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner may not reliably predict it without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrasal verb come through with comes from the image of someone moving through a crowd or door and handing you an item, with the with showing what they bring. So when someone comes through with something, they 'deliver' on a 'promise' or give what was expected.