put across
Britishverb
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(adverb) to communicate in a comprehensible way
he couldn't put things across very well
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informal to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
they put one across their teacher
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Cause to be understood or accepted, as in She put her views across very well . [c. 1920]
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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
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A large sign had been put across the main track running through the camp reading "Cambodia needs peace – final".
From BBC
“And that comes from her dark and very sad past and how long she has been thinking about killing Joel. That’s the energy I was hoping to put across.”
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
"I love fusion and I think it's something that needs to be put across, that all music basically is one music."
From BBC
This enabled us to film pictures which sufficiently put across the savagery of the storm, without taking a major safety risk.
From BBC
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