get the drift

SEE SYNONYMS FOR get the drift ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Words nearby get the drift

get the ax, get the ball rolling, get the better of, get the business, get the can, get the drift, get the drop on, get the feel of, get the goods on, get the hang of, get the jump on

Words related to get the drift

have, feel, recognize, discover, determine, follow, suffer, feature, notice, get, perceive, observe, hear, know, catch, realize, study, experience, learn, understand