get (sth) through (to sb)

— Phrasal Verb with get

/get/ verb (-tt-, got, got, or US gotten)

Definition

› to succeed in making someone understand something: What's got through to us is that email is totally impersonal - you need to talk to people.

(Definition of get (sth) through (to sb) from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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