catch the drift
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A kind of Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor vibe if you are old enough to catch the drift, an on-off thing, love and hate, tempestuous, never dull.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
Cats can, obviously, catch the drift more than people.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
In a way that actually was not measured, admittedly, but we're all adult enough to catch the drift of these elaborate concepts.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2012
Here and there it was hard to catch the drift of conversations, in particular those in Cajun French.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What has come back to you?" queried Mr. Underwood, too bewildered himself to catch the drift of Darrell's meaning.
From At the Time Appointed by Marchand, J. N.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
