get sth across

get sth across
UK US get sth across
Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb (-tt-, got, got, or US gotten)
to make someone understand or believe something: »

He has no trouble getting his point across.

»

We have yet to clearly get across the message that we've got this indepth set of products.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • ˌget sth ˈover — phrasal verb British same as get sth across We are trying to get this information over as clearly as possible.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • get something across (to somebody) — ˌget aˈcross (to sb) | ˌget sthaˈcross (to sb) derived to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating sth • Your meaning didn t really get across. • He s not very good at getting his ideas across. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌget sth aˈcross — phrasal verb to make people understand something What message are you trying to get across to the consumer?[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get*/*/*/ — [get] (past tense got [gɒt] ; past participle got) verb 1) [T] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s father got a new job.[/ex] Did you get tickets for the game?[/ex] You get ten points for each correct answer.[/ex] Young players will… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • get — [get] verb got PASTTENSE [gɒt ǁ gɑːt] got PASTPART gotten PASTPART [ˈgɒtn ǁ ˈgɑːtn] getting PRESPART 1 …   Financial and business terms

  • get across (to somebody) — ˌget aˈcross (to sb) | ˌget sthaˈcross (to sb) derived to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating sth • Your meaning didn t really get across. • He s not very good at getting his ideas across. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • (give get) a rap across the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (give somebody) a rap across the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (give get) a rap on the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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