pull through

pull through
    v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
         survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive},
         {pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}]
         [ant: {succumb}, {yield}]
    2: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of
       the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {pull
       through}, {bring through}]