get through to (someone)
idiom
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!
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The Jets got pretty much nothing from 2024 third-round pick Malachi Corley, though perhaps a new coaching staff can find a way to get through to him.
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
How did Mark’s speech manage to get through to the DMN employees?
—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
His primary task will be to get through to Banks, 23, Joe Schoen’s’ 2023 first-round pick whose effort and effectiveness tailed off dramatically in coordinator Shane Bowen’s first season running a heavier zone scheme.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
How did Mark’s speech manage to get through to the DMN employees?
—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
His primary task will be to get through to Banks, 23, Joe Schoen’s’ 2023 first-round pick whose effort and effectiveness tailed off dramatically in coordinator Shane Bowen’s first season running a heavier zone scheme.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Get through to (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20through%20to%20%28someone%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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