get through to

get through to
get through (to (someone)) 1. to communicate with someone by telephone.

If you're having trouble getting through, you should try e-mailing him.

2. to make someone understand or believe what you mean.

Pictures can sometimes help you get through to people more effectively than writing can.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • get through — {v. phr.} 1. To finish. * /Barry got through his homework by late evening./ 2. To pass a course or an examination. * /I got through every one of my courses except mathematics./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • get through — I. phrasal to reach the end of ; complete II. intransitive verb Date: 1619 1. to reach a destination 2. to gain approval or a desired outcome 3. a. to become clear or understood < our warnings finally got through to him > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • To get through — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • get through one's head — {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. * /Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve./ * /At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test./ 2. To make… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get through one's head — {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. * /Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve./ * /At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test./ 2. To make… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get through — verb To overcome, to endure …   Wiktionary

  • get through to — verb To succeed in communicating with (after initial difficulty) …   Wiktionary

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