Idiom
make oneself clear
Meaning
To have one's meaning fully understood.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want to make myself clear about the new rules.”
“The manager spoke slowly to make herself clear during the difficult meeting about the budget cuts.”
“By repeating his instructions with firm emphasis, the professor ensured he made himself clear to the students before the final examination began.”
Examples
simple
“I want to make myself clear about the new rules.”
contextual
“The manager spoke slowly to make herself clear during the difficult meeting about the budget cuts.”
complex
“By repeating his instructions with firm emphasis, the professor ensured he made himself clear to the students before the final examination began.”
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