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What does get across mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word get across? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
  2. (transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
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Such reactions either blind them to what you're trying to get across, or they go away so worried that they don't function effectively for days.
Was it the quants who failed to imagine how big price distortions could get across all markets when liquidity evaporates?
Anyhoo, what I'm trying to get across is that this mag is harder to get hold of than a jellied eel.
One of the key messages we try to get across to our readers is the importance of managing debts.
Sweeping shots and crazy angles seem to add to the tense, built-up vibe the movie is trying to get across.
He certainly wishes to get across the message that any side-effects problems hopefully are not unsurmountable.

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