put oneself across

verb

To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.

“It is very important to put yourself across well at a job interview.”

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Meanings

verbput oneself across (third-person singular simple present puts oneself across, present participle putting oneself across, simple past and past participle put oneself across)

present singular third person puts oneself across · participle present putting oneself across

  1. idiomaticTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.

    It is very important to put yourself across well at a job interview.

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put oneself across. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20oneself%20across

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“put oneself across.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20oneself%20across. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put oneself across,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20oneself%20across.

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