get across
Britishverb
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to cross or cause or help to cross
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(adverb) to be or cause to be readily understood
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informal (intr, preposition) to annoy
her constant interference really got across him
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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]
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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
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The club feels it is starting to get across who exactly is in charge of its season tickets.
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"I'm hoping all of the Tests are hard fought, going down to the wire, and Australia will just get across the line in every game."
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Ach, who cares about the tickets at this stage, let's just get across the water, eh?
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"We can leverage those different areas we've got across the globe."
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Under proportional representation, the number of MPs a party would get broadly reflects the number of votes they got across the country.
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