get across

verb

1. to cross or cause or help to cross

2. (adverb) to be or cause to be readily understood

3. 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

They are both close to implementation, “but each needs a final push to get across the finish line,” she said.

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It is perhaps the key message the party wants to get across this week, as it seeks to present Nigel Farage's spending plans as a threat to the public finance.

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“It actually shows great mastery — an understanding of what a song needs to get across.”

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Kane, who has impressed in possession, was a weak point for England out of possession, unable to get across or contest defenders pushing up.

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Bangkok failed to get across its argument that Cambodia, whose rockets marked the first use of artillery and had killed several Thai civilians, was responsible for the escalation.

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Related Words

• bring home 
• convey 
• impart 
• pass on