"put oneself across" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put oneself across.ogg Forms: puts oneself across [present, singular, third-person], putting oneself across [participle, present], put oneself across [participle, past], put oneself across [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> oneself across}} put oneself across (third-person singular simple present puts oneself across, present participle putting oneself across, simple past and past participle put oneself across)
  1. (idiomatic) To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality. Tags: idiomatic

Inflected forms

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