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get the message

Idioms  
  1. Also, get the picture. Understand or infer the real import or substance of something. For example, He gestured to the waiter, who got the message and brought the bill, or Kate got the picture and decided to keep her mouth shut about the error. [Mid-1900s] Also see get it.


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He said that OpenAI, which is also planning for an IPO, has an interesting business model but needs to get the message out about how it is committing capital.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

As an honest broker from the moderate left, notwithstanding his Trump fixation, Mr. Traub may be the chap to get the message across.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

“I was supposed to get the message — and it would be ‘my own decision,’ so I’d be stuck with it,” Dudek said.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025

All drones are banned and international journalists have been visited at home, some on multiple occasions, to ensure they get the message.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

Now maybe the city would get the message.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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