penetrate
"The sun broke through the clouds"
"The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"
succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
"We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
"He survived the cancer against all odds"
attain success or reach a desired goal
"The enterprise succeeded"
"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically.