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put across

 
Idioms: put across


1.  Cause to be understood or accepted, as in She put her views across very well. [c. 1920]
2.  Attain or carry through by deceit, as in You can't put anything across this teacher. [c. 1920] Also see put over, def. 3.


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: transmit information
  Synonyms: communicate, pass on, pass


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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