get through to (someone)
idiom
1
: 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.
2
: 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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Precisely where the blockage occurs remains unclear, but the message has yet to get through to everyone.
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Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
In March of 2021, the month Bateman was first able to get through to someone in the unemployment office, the average wait time for an appeal was 263 days, according to federal data analyzed by The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Xavier, watching the news while at work, can’t get through to Teri, who is in Atlanta.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
The Jets got pretty much nothing from 2024 third-round pick Malachi Corley, though perhaps a new coaching staff can find a way to get through to him.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
In March of 2021, the month Bateman was first able to get through to someone in the unemployment office, the average wait time for an appeal was 263 days, according to federal data analyzed by The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Xavier, watching the news while at work, can’t get through to Teri, who is in Atlanta.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
The Jets got pretty much nothing from 2024 third-round pick Malachi Corley, though perhaps a new coaching staff can find a way to get through to him.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Get through to (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20through%20to%20%28someone%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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