get it

Idioms  

1. See catch it .

2. Understand something, as in He claims his plan is reasonable, but I'm not sure I get it . This synonym for catch on was popularized during the 1980s through a televised political debate in which presidential nominee Ronald Reagan told his opponent, You just don't get it, do you ? This particular phrase has since been repeated in numerous contexts where one is expressing exasperation at someone's failure to understand something. The phrase is also put in the past tense, got it , meaning “understood.” For example, We're leaving tomorrow.—OK, got it . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s] Also see get the message .

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Example Sentences

Last year, I told my daughter and her husband that I would pay off their mortgage if they got it under $76,000.

From MarketWatch

You know, he originally pursued the rights to this book himself and wasn’t able to get it, the rights were already taken.

From Los Angeles Times

But, once they got it working, it was a revelation, both for Stein and Spielberg, who became Universal’s marquee theme-park collaborator.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Once a snow roller is formed, the wind gets it to roll, collecting snow as it moves, in some cases even creating tracks of bare ground," she said.

From BBC

"Some of the children who have got it really early before their symptoms have surfaced have gone on to walk - not everybody walks, but they could live near normal lives."

From BBC

Related Words

• comprehend
• get
• grasp
• know
• recognize
• think
• understand