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put across
verb
(adverb) to communicate in a comprehensible way
he couldn't put things across very well
informalto get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
they put one across their teacher
Idioms and Phrases
Cause to be understood or accepted, as in She put her views across very well . [c. 1920]
Attain or carry through by deceit, as in You can't put anything across this teacher . [c. 1920] Also see put over , def. 3.
Example Sentences
Six decades later, though, “Dance to the Music” still communicates a sense of boundless joy — even as it puts across a flicker of doubt about going so nice-and-smiley.
"I love fusion and I think it's something that needs to be put across, that all music basically is one music."
This enabled us to film pictures which sufficiently put across the savagery of the storm, without taking a major safety risk.
You expect Fiennes to expertly convey inner turmoil, but it’s the comedic way he puts across the cardinal’s exasperation with petty men that won me over.
“We’re going to continue to see warehouses being put across the street from homes and schools, because it will be OK with the law.”
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