دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی get the drift )

get the drift

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get the drift
get (someone's)/the drift
[informal, informal]
to understand what someone is saying.

Can you explain that again? I don't quite get your drift.

I didn't understand everything he was saying but I think I caught the drift.

to understand in a general way what someone is telling you.

I usually read the first page of a report just to get the drift.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get someone's drift:

She said something about going home, but Len didn't get her drift at the time.

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