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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But the release date changed a few weeks ago, and that message clearly didn’t get through to the PVOD platforms, hence the glitch. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 Wallace, unfortunately, failed to get through to the playoffs in 2024, despite his 23XI Racing teammate Tyler Reddick clinching the regular season win and getting through to the final Championship 4 in Phoenix. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 Ancelotti wants this message to get through to the dressing room. —

Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 Russia has allowed the ceasefire to bring a modicum of peace to Syrian war zone, with some though not all UN humanitarian convoys to get through to starving Syrian civilians. —

Jeffrey A. Stacey, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2016 See all Example Sentences for get (something) through to (someone)

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