phrasal verb · neutral
carry across
UK/ˌkæri əˈkrɒs/US/ˌkæri əˈkrɔs/car·ry a·CROSS
to successfully communicate an idea, feeling or message so others understand
Examples
“The teacher found a new way to carry the concept across to shy students.”
“Her tone carried the sadness across even without many words.”
“The advertisement fails to carry its message across to older viewers.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite the technicality of the subject, she managed to carry the core idea across to a non-specialist audience.”
Collocations
- carry the message across
- carry an idea across to someone
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'carry across to' without object: 'The idea didn't carry across.'→The idea didn't carry across to the audience.
mix with 'carry over' and say 'carry over the message' when meaning 'communicate clearly'→carry across the message
Say it for a higher band
5explain→6get across→7+carry across
Synonyms
get across
convey
Easily confused
get across
“He tried to get across the importance of daily practice to his students.”
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