get (something) through (tosomeone)
phrasal verbwithgetverbuk/ɡet/us/ɡet/present participlegetting|past tensegot|past participlegotorUSusuallygotten
C1
tosucceedin making someoneunderstandorbelievesomething:
[+ question word]UKWe can't get through to thegovernmentjusthowserioustheproblemis!
I don'tseemto beableto get through to(=communicatewith)him thesedays.
Reassuring
- be/take a weight offyourmindidiom
- blandishments
- calm (someone) down
- comforting
- comfortingly
- consolation
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- convince
- hearten
- lift
- lighten
- mind
- no news is good newsidiom
- reassurance
- reassuring
- theyshould worry!idiom
- weight
- you do youidiom
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Urging & persuading