penetrate through
penetrate through (someone or something)
To pierce and pass completely through someone or something. The bullet penetrated through my body armor, but thankfully only pierced the skin of my chest. I hate getting X-rays—I just feel like anything that can penetrate through you is probably not the safest thing in the world!
See also: penetrate, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
penetrate through something
to pierce all the way through something. (Some people will view the through as redundant.) The bullet could not penetrate through the metal plating. It did not have enough force to penetrate through the steel.
See also: penetrate, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- penetrate through (someone or something)
- penetrate into
- penetrate into (someone or something)
- penetrate with
- penetrating
- penetrate
- penetrate (something) with (something)
- bring (someone or something) into action
- bring into action
- pierce through