# get the point

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/get-the-point
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To understand; to interpret correctly.

## Examples

- I get the point, so please stop explaining.
- She kept repeating the same instructions until he finally got the point and started working.
- Although he initially resisted the criticism, he eventually got the point and acknowledged that his strategy required a significant revision.

## Origin

From the verb *get*, the definite article *the*, and the noun *point*.

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