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get the drift

Also, catch the drift. Understand the general meaning or purport. For example, I didn't get the drift—do they want to go or not? or Over all the noise he barely managed to catch the drift of their conversation. The noun drift has been used for “purport” since the early 1500s.

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RELATED WORDS

have, feel, recognize, discover, determine, follow, suffer, feature, notice, get, perceive, observe, hear, know, catch, realize, study, experience, learn, understand

Nearby words

get the ax, get the ball rolling, get the better of, get the business, get the can, get the drift, get the drop on, get the feel of, get the goods on, get the hang of, get the jump on
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