· I agree with your gut feeling, Ekbatana. "Limp through" implies that somebody is barely able to accomplish something. "Struggle" is a pretty good synonym for this phrase: He (barely) limped … · What does this phrase mean in the following sentence? I thought it meant 'to limp' but my definition doesn't seem to be correct here 'It hurt too much to struggle, so he went limp' Need your help!