get the idea
Example Sentences
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“I don’t want my kids to get the idea that they should be afraid of summer, but I also don’t want to have, like, cheesy surfing werewolves be a thing.”
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The denunciation goes on, but you get the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
I don’t play them all well, but it doesn’t really matter — it’s whatever will get the idea across.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Some people, because of that, get the idea that tariffs are like a pardon—one of these things that are just in the president’s power, the Constitution gives him that power.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2025
“But don’t get the idea that I’m wrong in everything.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
