get through to (someone)

phrase

1

: to be clearly expressed to and understood by (someone)

I've talked to him many times, but I just can't seem to get through to him.

2

: to make a successful telephone call to (someone)

Where were you? I've been trying to get through to you (on the phone) all day!

Examples of get through to (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Myers said trailer park tenants rarely get through to Moore, and that most communication happens via text message. — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 4 Mar. 2026

In Skokie, an Iranian-American can’t get through to communicate with his father in Iran after a bomb fell in the father’s neighborhood, injuring him. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

Fliers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026

Garner is seen again trying to get through to Witherspoon on her phone. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026