Decision through

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Divorce Lawyer experience has proved that several couples who enter wedlock in a hurry or too soon, end up having to deal with separation in a year or two. This is when they realise that marriage takes a lot of hard work, and they hadn't thought their decision through.

Could you please explain to me what "decision through" means in this context?

Cool Breeze · Accepted Answer

" they hadn't thought their decision through."

= They had decided too hastily to get married.

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User_gary · Answer

Thank you Cool Breeze.
But I still wonder in what sense it means that. It still sounds odd to me.

I would be glad if you give me some more examples of similar usages.

Cool Breeze · Answer

User, you're barking up the wrong tree. Decision and through don't go together. The verb and through do: "They hadn't thought their decision through."

Through is an adverb in the sentence. These are some of its meanings according to a dictionary:

–adv.
11. in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to push a needle through; just passing through.
12. all the way; along the whole distance: This train goes through to Boston.
13. throughout: soaking wet through.
14. from the beginning to the end: to read a letter through.
15. to the end: to carry a matter through.
16. to a favorable or successful conclusion: He barely managed to pull through.
17. through and through,
a. through the whole extent of; thoroughly: cold through and through.
b. from beginning to end; in all respects: an aristocrat through and through.

Meanings 12 to 14 should explain the meaning to you. They hadn't thought about their decision enough.

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