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get across
verb
to cross or cause or help to cross
(adverb) to be or cause to be readily understood
informal(intr, preposition) to annoy
her constant interference really got across him
Idioms and Phrases
Also, get it across . Make understandable or clear, as in I tried to get my point across , or He'll have to get it across to the others . [Late 1800s]
Also, come across . Be convincing, impress on others, as in How can I get across to the students? or The headmaster's announcement comes across as a criticism of the faculty . [c. 1920] Also see put across .
Example Sentences
"The message got across because we had a good 25 minutes, but then the energy and the determination weren't there anymore. Then it looks like it does."
"It was miraculous that I got across because I was training with men who were born in a pair of Speedos," he jokes.
Whatever the reason, it feels almost a case where Slot is getting across the line using this squad this season, and there are going to be wholesale changes in the summer.
After four minutes his desire to get across the front post and above Jeffrey Schlupp - despite his diminutive stature - from a corner and glance the ball into the net gave Rangers the perfect start.
She said: "The arts are at an advantage with a problem like that, because what we're trying to get across is that talking about truth versus when you're talking about fact."
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