get the picture
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But it took a lot of weeding for me to get the picture of Holt Nickerson riding off in his long Johns out of my mind.
From Literature
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She paused midsentence to giggle at her saturation joke as she kicked up one boot to make sure everyone got the picture.
From Literature
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Through these shared battles, we get the picture that Arnold may have been the only person who witnessed Marilyn for who she really was.
From Los Angeles Times
There are so many more examples, but you get the picture.
From Salon
There is a lot more, but I think you get the picture.
From MarketWatch
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