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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"We have seen that time and time again in all sorts of systems - it relies on somebody being willing to ask for help and that is sometimes quite a difficult barrier to get across first."
From BBC
"The message is getting across, but we faced adversity today and that is the reality. After that comes a bit of doubt," said Nancy on whether his tactical changes can work.
From Barron's
The figure is a record for a December day in recent years, and is believed to be due to a backlog of people wanting to get across to Kent because of recent bad weather.
From BBC
“It wasn’t like having another actor who had another agenda or actions or a perspective that they wanted to get across in the scene,” Foy says.
From Los Angeles Times
“It could actually be somewhat helpful, because they’re trying to get across ‘the bar is higher’ without saying, ‘We’re not going to do something that we might very well wind up wanting to do.’
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