get the drift

To understand the general meaning of some situation or piece of information. Since I don't have time at work to read news articles in full, I usually just read a daily news recap to get the drift of what's going on in the world. I was so tired that I couldn't focus on the boss's speech during the meeting, but I think I got the drift of what he was saying.

get the drift

Also, catch the drift. Understand the general meaning or purport. For example, I didn't get the drift-do they want to go or not? or Over all the noise he barely managed to catch the drift of their conversation. The noun drift has been used for "purport" since the early 1500s.

catch/get somebody’s/the drift

(informal) understand the general meaning of what somebody says or writes: Do you catch my drift? My German isn’t very good, but I got the drift of what he said. He wasn’t the sort of boy you’d introduce to your mother, if you get my drift (= I have not told you all the details, but I am sure you can understand what I mean).

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释义	get the drift get the drift To understand the general meaning of some situation or piece of information. Since I don't have time at work to read news articles in full, I usually just read a daily news recap to get the drift of what's going on in the world. I was so tired that I couldn't focus on the boss's speech during the meeting, but I think I got the drift of what he was saying. See also: drift, get Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get the drift Also, catch the drift. Understand the general meaning or purport. For example, I didn't get the drift-do they want to go or not? or Over all the noise he barely managed to catch the drift of their conversation. The noun drift has been used for "purport" since the early 1500s. See also: drift, get The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. catch/get somebody’s/the drift (informal) understand the general meaning of what somebody says or writes: Do you catch my drift? My German isn’t very good, but I got the drift of what he said. He wasn’t the sort of boy you’d introduce to your mother, if you get my drift (= I have not told you all the details, but I am sure you can understand what I mean). See also: catch, drift, get Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: catch the drift catch/get somebody's/the drift get the drift of get the drift of (something) IYSWIM the headlines IYKWIM take on a new significance words to that effect be lost in translation References in periodicals archive The debut, Side Trips (get the drift?) is an auspicious start, maybe the most consistent set of the four. CD Reviews: Purple patch returns for Prince
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