get through to (someone)

idiom

: to be clearly expressed to and understood by (someone)

I've talked to him many times, but I just can't seem to get through to him.

: to make a successful telephone call to (someone)

Where were you? I've been trying to get through to you (on the phone) all day!

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His primary task will be to get through to Banks, 23, Joe Schoen’s’ 2023 first-round pick whose effort and effectiveness tailed off dramatically in coordinator Shane Bowen’s first season running a heavier zone scheme. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 In the cage at the Apex, a Tunisian Dutch kickboxer named Yousri Belgaroui used his range and length to great effect: long, snapping punches that his opponent, Taiga Iwasaki, couldn’t seem to get through to close the distance. —

Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 Ancelotti wants this message to get through to the dressing room. —

Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 This seems to get through to Jake, or at least calm him down enough to rethink the scenario. —

Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get through to (someone)

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