catch the drift
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A kind of Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor vibe if you are old enough to catch the drift, an on-off thing, love and hate, tempestuous, never dull.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
Cats can, obviously, catch the drift more than people.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
In a way that actually was not measured, admittedly, but we're all adult enough to catch the drift of these elaborate concepts.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2012
Jazz thinkers, quick to catch the drift of such talk, are constantly dreaming and demanding that jazzmen start getting some fast federal aid.
From Time Magazine Archive
When we read we get general ideas, cursory impressions; we catch the drift of the author's meaning.
From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence
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