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Synonyms

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.


Example Sentences

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"We've tried to be transparent and open. We're trying to get the message out on what's happening but unfortunately some people are coming in and being vile to my team," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 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

Bender didn’t get the message, so he showed up anyway and ended up chatting with some other dads for an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Others wondered if there was any way to get the message about their lives out beyond Slashdot, if these stories might reach the mainstream media in some form.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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