get across vs get to

get across

verb
  • To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively. 

  • To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over. 

get to

verb
  • To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity). 

  • To be allowed to. 

  • To affect adversely; to upset or annoy. 

  • To intimidate. 

  • To go to or be located at (a particular place). 

How often have the words get across and get to occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )