get the idea
Catch my drift
To get the idea is to understand something, especially to grasp a concept or implication without needing exhaustive explanation: After she showed me twice, I got the idea.
Often used to confirm comprehension: Yeah, I get the idea.
The phrase can signal that someone has heard enough: Okay, okay, I get the idea—you don't have to keep going.
Grasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- followGo behind another
- seePerceive with eyes
catch on · cotton on · twig · click · register · sink in · make sense · dawn on
Perception or judgment
- intuitKnow by instinct
- feelPerceive by touch
- pick up onNotice or detect
- readComprehend written language
perceive · discern · gut feeling · sixth sense · unspoken · implicit · hint · subtext
Discovery triumph cry
- ahaExclamation of realization
- lightbulb momentSudden flash of understanding
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- flashBrief burst of light
revelation · dawn · click · brainwave · insight · moment of clarity · eyes open · put two and two together
understand
Grasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- followGo behind another
see · catch on · cotton on · twig · click · register · sink in · make sense · dawn on · pick up on
sense
Perception or judgment
- intuitKnow by instinct
- feelPerceive by touch
- pick up onNotice or detect
read · perceive · discern · gut feeling · sixth sense · unspoken · implicit · hint · subtext · nuance
eureka
Discovery triumph cry
- ahaExclamation of realization
- lightbulb momentSudden flash of understanding
- breakthroughSudden important advance
flash · revelation · dawn · click · brainwave · insight · moment of clarity · eyes open · put two and two together · realization