English

Verb

put across

1. to explain or state something clearly and understandably.

   All good communicators try to use popular, well-understood examples to put across complex ideas.

2. to perform a theatrical production.
   • 2007 September 14, Michael Billington, Bad Girls, the musical. in The Guardian

     Yet, though the piece is preposterous hokum, the show is put across with enormous zest.

Usage notes

The object can come before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must come before the particle.

Related terms

• put oneself across