make yourself understood

make (oneself) understood

To make others understand exactly what one is trying to convey. I want all of this cleaned up right now, or I'll take away your video games for the weekend. Have I made myself understood? I tried explaining the directions to the tourist, but my Japanese is so limited that I couldn't make myself understood.
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ˌmake yourself underˈstood

make your meaning clear, especially in another language: He doesn’t speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood.
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  • make (oneself) understood
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  • you heard (one)
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  • break the bank, to
  • clean (one's) clock
  • clean clock
  • clean someone's clock
  • be (not) (one's) style
  • be somebody's style