Work through
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Definition
To process or deal with something difficult (grief, a problem, emotions)
Example sentence
It took her months to work through the grief.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: work through + difficult experience (noun)
work through grief
work through a problem
work through emotions
work through the issues
work through the pain
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
He needs time to work through his emotions. ✅ (Correct)
He needs time to work his emotions through. ✅ (Correct)