put across
put over
[verb]
Synonyms: communicate, convey, explain, get across, make clear, make oneself understood

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put something ↔ across phrasal verb (see also put)

1. to explain your ideas, beliefs etc in a way that people can understand:
He was trying to put across a serious point.

2. put yourself across British English to explain your ideas and opinions clearly so that people understand them and realize what sort of person you are:
Sue’s never been very good at putting herself across at interviews.

3. to sing, play music, or act in a film or play in a clear effective way:
She can really put a song across.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

put across
to make oneself understood, to communicate something
The speaker spends much effort trying to clearly put across what he wants to say.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put across something
to make oneself understood, to communicate something
The speaker spends much effort trying to clearly put across what he wants to say.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put across
v.
1. To explain clearly; make yourself understood; communicate.
He knew how to put his ideas across.
Compare: GET ACROSS.
2. informal To get (something) done successfully; bring to success; make real.
He put across a big sales campaign.
The new librarian put across a fine new library building.
Synonym: PUT OVER².
Compare: PULL OFF.

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