put across
Make others understand
To put something across is to communicate it effectively, making your meaning clear to others: She struggled to put her ideas across in the meeting.
The phrase emphasizes successful transmission—not just saying something, but ensuring it lands.
To put one across on someone is to deceive them, getting away with a trick or lie.
State or fast train
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- verbalizeExpress in speech
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
impart · transmit · project · voice · phrase · word · formulate · present
Make something understandable
- elucidateTo make understood
- illustrateExplain through depiction
- demonstrateShow or prove something
- simplifyMake less complex
break down · spell out · lay out · interpret · translate · demystify · unpack · explicate
express
State or fast train
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- verbalizeExpress in speech
relay · impart · transmit · project · voice · phrase · word · formulate · present · deliver
clarify
Make something understandable
- elucidateTo make understood
- illustrateExplain through depiction
- demonstrateShow or prove something
simplify · break down · spell out · lay out · interpret · translate · demystify · unpack · explicate · illuminate
convince
Cause to believe
sell · pitch · advocate · argue · bring around · talk into · promote · push · champion · lobby