put across
(adverb) to communicate in a comprehensible way: he couldn't put things across very well
put one across informal to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception: they put one across their teacher
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How to use put across in a sentence
The slaves fell away from him in surprise and alarm, not understanding what he was trying to put across.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | VariousRecover our canoe, and put across the lake to where Will stands on that dock.
The Outdoor Chums on the Lake | Quincy AllenThe ninth game went to forty-love before Holt succeeded in handling one of the sizzling serves that Amy put across.
Left Tackle Thayer | Ralph Henry BarbourIt had had, in fact, to be an honest job of ship-building in order to put across a phoney promotion.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald Jenkins"Some pretty shady transactions were put across in those early days," Bryant commented.
The Iron Furrow | George C. Shedd
Other Idioms and Phrases with put across
Cause to be understood or accepted, as in She put her views across very well. [c. 1920]
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