Idiom
get the memo
Meaning
To be aware of the current state of affairs.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone wears jeans now, but he did not get the memo.”
“We stopped using paper reports months ago, but it seems the manager did not get the memo.”
“While the rest of the industry shifted toward sustainable practices, the company failed to get the memo and continued its outdated production methods.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone wears jeans now, but he did not get the memo.”
contextual
“We stopped using paper reports months ago, but it seems the manager did not get the memo.”
complex
“While the rest of the industry shifted toward sustainable practices, the company failed to get the memo and continued its outdated production methods.”
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