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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Boston College peppered Hasley in a lopsided first period, though Gabe Perreault’s shot with 3:15 left in the frame was the only one of 16 the Eagles could get through to head into the first intermission up 1-0.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Persistent callers can eventually get through to a human voice.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
But how did the fellow get through to this telephone?
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Precisely where the blockage occurs remains unclear, but the message has yet to get through to everyone.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Persistent callers can eventually get through to a human voice.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
But how did the fellow get through to this telephone?
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Precisely where the blockage occurs remains unclear, but the message has yet to get through to everyone.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get through to (someone)
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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 13 Apr. 2025.
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