To understand; capeesh, dig •Often a question: After I told him about six times he got the picture/ Well, you won't ever be promoted here. Get the picture?
To mentally grasp something injurious or repellent to oneself; get wise: After she caught him with that whore she got the picture(1922+)
The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D. Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers. Cite This Source