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put sth over/across

phrasal verb with put
 
 
/pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)

Definition

to express an idea clearly so that people understand it: Did you feel that you managed to put over your point of view? She's not very good at putting across her ideas.Expressing and asking opinionsRemarks and remarkingControlling emotions
(Definition of put sth over/across from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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