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Idioms and Phrases

Also, win the day . End successfully, be victorious, as in We didn't know until the very end if they would win through , or It seems that hard work won the day . The first term dates from the late 1800s and today is more often put as come through (def. 1). The variant originally alluded to the outcome of a battle and dates from the late 1500s.
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In a stark reversal from Friday night’s 25-run thrill ride, when the Dodgers needed a five-run rally in the third inning and a six-run come-from-behind outburst in the ninth to earn their lone win through three games this weekend, a pitcher’s duel ensued under a closed roof at Chase Field on Saturday.

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Carter, the world number 18, had to win through two rounds of qualifying to get to the Crucible, despite suffering with a neck injury that had left him close to withdrawing.

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"At the moment when Brandi wrote this lyric, she wanted to say, 'Listen, fight for yourself. Be proud of yourself who you are, never be ashamed of who you are, and you will win through.'"

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“Pro-abortion activists know they cannot win through the legislatures, so they have turned to state courts to override state laws,” Pritchard said.

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“When the Court changes, so does the law,” writes former Salon editor in chief Daley in his latest elegantly written deep dive into the organized conservative machinations to subvert majority rule, “a careful, patient strategy to win through the judiciary what could not be won at the ballot box.”

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