transitive verb
1. : to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
acts as a restraint on all the nations from trying to put across illicit enterprises — Harper's
2.
a. : to convey effectively or forcefully
knows how to put a song across — Time
b. : to cause to be accepted or acted upon
tells how to put yourself across as a man of the world — Saturday Review
was so heart-and-soul in the project that I was able to put the idea across to our group of twenty-five women — Winona Sparks