get across

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
2. 2
   To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
3. 3
   To succeed; to do well.
4. 4
   To annoy (someone); to get on someone's bad side.