see sb through sth , see sth through

WASHINGTON -- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said Tuesday her agency might have to borrow money from the Treasury Department to see it through an expected wave of bank failures.

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see sth through (FINISH) phrasal verb
to continue doing a job or activity until it is finished, especially when it is difficult:
The course would take me three years to complete, but I was determined to see it through.

see sb through sth (HELP) phrasal verb
to help or support someone during a difficult period in their life:
He was a prisoner of war for five years, but his courage saw him through.
My brother's lent me £200 to see me through the next few weeks.