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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Xavier, watching the news while at work, can’t get through to Teri, who is in Atlanta.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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
This seems to get through to Jake, or at least calm him down enough to rethink the scenario.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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
This seems to get through to Jake, or at least calm him down enough to rethink the scenario.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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