get (something) through to (someone)
idiom
: to express (something) clearly so that it is understood by (someone)
I hope I've finally gotten my message through to him.
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How did Mark’s speech manage to get through to the DMN employees?
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
In March of 2021, the month independent shrimper Derek Bateman was first able to get through to someone in his state's unemployment office, the average wait time for an appeal was 263 days.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
In the cage at the Apex, a Tunisian Dutch kickboxer named Yousri Belgaroui used his range and length to great effect: long, snapping punches that his opponent, Taiga Iwasaki, couldn’t seem to get through to close the distance.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump supporters have tried to get through to the far left for years.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
In March of 2021, the month independent shrimper Derek Bateman was first able to get through to someone in his state's unemployment office, the average wait time for an appeal was 263 days.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
In the cage at the Apex, a Tunisian Dutch kickboxer named Yousri Belgaroui used his range and length to great effect: long, snapping punches that his opponent, Taiga Iwasaki, couldn’t seem to get through to close the distance.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump supporters have tried to get through to the far left for years.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Get (something) through to (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20through%20to%20%28someone%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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