as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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Recent Examples of get across
Additionally, 21% of complaints said pedestrians were climbing over, under or through train cars to get across.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Take Governor Greg Abbott’s (R-Texas) proposal to create a statewide education savings account (ESA) program, which Speaker Burrows is committed to getting across the finish line.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
What was once a Google Doc on my computer in the summer of 2020, when the president was running, then became legislative text that [then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, in partnership with the president and vice president, were able to get across the finish line.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The 2024 elections changed the composition of the Tennessee statehouse such that Governor Lee’s effort to enact universal school choice now appears likely to get across the finish line in 2025.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Take Governor Greg Abbott’s (R-Texas) proposal to create a statewide education savings account (ESA) program, which Speaker Burrows is committed to getting across the finish line.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
What was once a Google Doc on my computer in the summer of 2020, when the president was running, then became legislative text that [then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, in partnership with the president and vice president, were able to get across the finish line.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The 2024 elections changed the composition of the Tennessee statehouse such that Governor Lee’s effort to enact universal school choice now appears likely to get across the finish line in 2025.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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This is where cryopreservation comes in, explains seed- and cryobiologist Manuela Nagel of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, co-author of an article on cryopreservation in the 2024 Annual Review of Plant Biology.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Publisher Rockstar Games, a division of Take Two Interactive, explained in a statement to customers that the longer timeline will allow for a better final product.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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In her comments, the mom of four clarified why her son was wearing the boot.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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For potential or seasoned investors, these resources can help clarify whether a property, private loan, or even a start-up investment is suitable for an IRA. Risks and Rewards With great flexibility comes greater responsibility.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Use case studies and stories to illustrate your expertise, building social proof and authority.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The series always made time for Midge’s (Rachel Brosnahan) inner life and personal relationships, illustrating how those factors affected her stage performance and overall life trajectory.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 1832, French mathematician Évariste Galois demonstrated how the mathematical symmetry behind the methods used to resolve lower-order polynomials became impossible for degree five and higher polynomials.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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United States Immigrant rights supporters demonstrate during a May Day rally outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on May 1, 2025.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The operation of Theranos and her role in it was extremely complicated and proving other forms of white collar crime could have been difficult for a jury to understand, but wire fraud simplifies the process.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis made changes to simplify the rules around papal funerals last year, opting to use only one wooden coffin instead of three.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs are taxes, just hidden in the checkout line instead of being spelled out on a W-2.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The charges were spelled out in the criminal complaint filed against him.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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