phrasal verb · neutral
get across
UK/ɡet əˈkrɒs/US/ɡet əˈkrɔːs/GET·a·CROSS
to successfully communicate an idea or message so that others understand it
Examples
“I used a simple analogy to get my point across.”
“It’s hard to get complex ideas across in a two-minute talk.”
“Teachers need to find ways to get information across to students with different learning styles.”
Band 8 sentence
“In presentations I often use stories and visuals to get complex concepts across quickly and memorably.”
Collocations
- get an idea across
- get a point across to someone
Word family
Common mistakes
I can't get my idea.→I can't get my idea across.
I tried to get through my point.→I tried to get my point across.
Say it for a higher band
5explain→6convey→7+get across
Synonyms
convey
communicate
make understood
Easily confused
get through
“I used a clear metaphor to get my point across, because I wanted the committee to understand, not merely to get through to someone by phone or to get over the setback myself.”
get over
“It took him months to get over the breakup.”
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