Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Get to
Get to verb - Arrive at the point of.
Both terms in one sentence
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Eventually he will get to the guilty party, and explain how and why the murder was committed.
Source: Summation Gathering -
The doctor agrees and starts to explain, but they are interrupted and the audience never does get to hear the full story.
Source: Film / The Last Castle -
He does intend to explain this recovery (in song, of course), but, sadly, we don't get to hear the best part.
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