get (something) through to (someone)

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: 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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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 How did Mark’s speech manage to get through to the DMN employees? —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for get (something) through to (someone)

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