Idiom
get the drift
Meaning
To understand, at least on some basic or general level.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I explained the plan, and he seemed to get the drift.”
“She did not explain the details clearly, but I think I get the drift of what she wants.”
“Although the professor spoke in vague, abstract terms, the students eventually got the drift of his complex argument.”
Examples
simple
“I explained the plan, and he seemed to get the drift.”
contextual
“She did not explain the details clearly, but I think I get the drift of what she wants.”
complex
“Although the professor spoke in vague, abstract terms, the students eventually got the drift of his complex argument.”
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