get sth across - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb [M]

Definition

to manage to make someone understand or believe something

We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.

This is the message that we want to get across to the public.

(Definition of get sth across from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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