get across

Verb

get across (third-person singular simple present gets across, present participle getting across, simple past got across, past participle (UK) got across or (US) gotten across)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
   • In heavy rain, the cavalry couldn't get across the river.
   • It's impossible to get across with all checkpoints closed.
2. (transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
   • I couldn't get across to the board this simple economic fact.
   • Better organized writing helps to get the point across.
3. (dated, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To succeed; to do well.
4. (slang, transitive) To annoy (someone); to get on someone's bad side.