push through

See also: push-through

English

Verb

push through (third-person singular simple present pushes through, present participle pushing through, simple past and past participle pushed through)

1. (transitive, figurative) To force (legislation) to be passed.
2. (intransitive, figurative) To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower.
3. (Philippines, transitive, figurative, especially with to or with) To continue or proceed.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push,‎ through.

   The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through.