get the drift
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Reminiscence Hugh Jackman plays a “private investigator of the mind” who helps clients access lost memories in a dystopian future, and one day a mysterious woman walks into his office— you get the drift.
From The Verge • Jun. 6, 2021
But you get the drift, and here on the lawns, trails and bike paths — from Hawthorne to Burbank to the beach — it’s become a prevailing ethos: You can’t hide under your bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2020
There’s more there, but you get the drift.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2019
You’re probably starting to get the drift: The foundation for Sax’s theory is light on evidence, heavy on old fuddy-duddy.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2016
Still he was curious, and, wanting to get the drift of Lucy's mind, he took to his old habit of teasing.
From Wildfire by Grey, Zane
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
