get across
verb
got across; got across or gotten across; getting across; gets across
: to become clear or convincing
: to make clear or convincing
we couldn't get our point across
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Examples of get across in a Sentence
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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The North County Trail, which is north of the bridge, will still be open and the Manistee River Trail can still be used south of the bridge, but there is no alternative to get across the river to reach the North Country Trail at that point.
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Such a turnaround story is one of the most difficult challenges for corporate communicators to get across.
—Dave Platter, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
That's the kind of material that's difficult to get across in a program where there's no English instruction.
—PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
Flaherty, who dealt with back problems with the Detroit Tigers earlier this season, still needs to get across the finish line healthy.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Such a turnaround story is one of the most difficult challenges for corporate communicators to get across.
—Dave Platter, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
That's the kind of material that's difficult to get across in a program where there's no English instruction.
—PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
Flaherty, who dealt with back problems with the Detroit Tigers earlier this season, still needs to get across the finish line healthy.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Get across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20across. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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