English terms dictionary. 2015.
get through to — {v.} To be understood by; make (someone) understand. * /The little boy could not get through to his housemother./ * /Deaf people sometimes find it hard to get through to strangers./ * /When the rich boy s father lost his money, it took a long… … Dictionary of American idioms
get through to — {v.} To be understood by; make (someone) understand. * /The little boy could not get through to his housemother./ * /Deaf people sometimes find it hard to get through to strangers./ * /When the rich boy s father lost his money, it took a long… … Dictionary of American idioms
get through — {v. phr.} 1. To finish. * /Barry got through his homework by late evening./ 2. To pass a course or an examination. * /I got through every one of my courses except mathematics./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get through — {v. phr.} 1. To finish. * /Barry got through his homework by late evening./ 2. To pass a course or an examination. * /I got through every one of my courses except mathematics./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get through — I. phrasal to reach the end of ; complete II. intransitive verb Date: 1619 1. to reach a destination 2. to gain approval or a desired outcome 3. a. to become clear or understood < our warnings finally got through to him > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To get through — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get through one's head — {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. * /Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve./ * /At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test./ 2. To make… … Dictionary of American idioms
get through one's head — {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. * /Jack couldn t get it through his head that his father wouldn t let him go to camp if his grades didn t improve./ * /At last Mary got it through her head that she had failed to pass the test./ 2. To make… … Dictionary of American idioms
Get — (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
through street — {n.} 1. A street on which cars can move without stopping at intersections, but cars on streets crossing it have to stop at the intersection. * /You have to be especially careful crossing a through street./ * /Mr. Jones stopped his car when he… … Dictionary of American idioms
through street — {n.} 1. A street on which cars can move without stopping at intersections, but cars on streets crossing it have to stop at the intersection. * /You have to be especially careful crossing a through street./ * /Mr. Jones stopped his car when he… … Dictionary of American idioms
