get the message

get the message

To understand the real meaning of what someone is trying to communicate. OK, I get the message. I'll start looking for somewhere else to stay. I just stopped texting her back, and she eventually got the message.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Get the message?

 and Get the picture?
Inf. Do you understand?; Are you able to figure out what is meant? (See also (Do you) get my drift?) Things are tough around here, and we need everyone's cooperation. Get the picture? We don't need lazy people around here. Get the message?
See also: get
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

get the message

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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

get the message

COMMON If someone gets the message, they understand what you are trying to tell them, either directly or indirectly. `I'm not interested in talking about the weather, Whitlock.' `OK, I get the message.' `I have a lot to do today,' said Laura. Richard, getting the message, said goodbye.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

get the message

infer an implication from a remark or action. informal
1993 Isidore Okpewho Tides I think he got the message, because he flashed me a look from the corner of his eye.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

get the ˈmessage

(British English, informal) understand what somebody means, even if they do not say it directly: She said she was too busy to see me — I got the message, and didn’t ask her again.
See also: get, message
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

Get the message?

and Get the picture?
interrog. Do you understand?; Are you able to figure out what is meant? How many times do I have to tell you? Do you get the message? Things are tough around here, and we need everyone’s cooperation. Get the picture?
See also: get
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Get the message?
  • get back to (someone)
  • convey
  • convey (something)
  • bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)
  • bring into contact with
  • wink at
  • wink at (someone or something)
  • convey (something) from (someone or something)
  • convey (something) to (someone or something)
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