put over

Meanings

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

present singular third person puts over · participle present putting over

To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.
Professor Jones is a good teacher. He knows how to put his ideas over to the students.
Synonyms: get across, put across
To portray or present.
She fraudulently tried to put herself over as a diving instructor.
ball gamesTo make a decisive pass to a teammate so they can score a try.
The first was the product of a destructive hard line down the middle by Manu Tuilagi, which sucked in the Australian defence and stretched the cover further out, allowing Farrell and Curry to put May over in the left corner.
2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media
slanggovernmentTo increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them.