get the idea
idiom
: to understand
"Yes we're late, but it was raining, then we got a flat tire …" "All right, I get the idea."
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Eventually the table will be empty and the guests will get the idea and go home.
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Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
But don’t get the idea the documentary showed him at his lowest point.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
Long-time observers should get the idea of the Vikings performing like the 1972 Dolphins or 2007 Patriots is completely out of the question.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Yaeger: Not to show a hundred looks—we’ll get the idea.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
Eventually the table will be empty, and the guests will get the idea and go home.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The part that shows up in the preview should get the idea across.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
By the time the Yankees get to Tampa, Yankee fans are going to start to get the idea, just from the coverage, that Marcus Stroman is the pint-sized version of Gerrit Cole.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
But don’t get the idea that scorpions are warm and cuddly creatures.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
But don’t get the idea the documentary showed him at his lowest point.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
Long-time observers should get the idea of the Vikings performing like the 1972 Dolphins or 2007 Patriots is completely out of the question.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Yaeger: Not to show a hundred looks—we’ll get the idea.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
Eventually the table will be empty, and the guests will get the idea and go home.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The part that shows up in the preview should get the idea across.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
By the time the Yankees get to Tampa, Yankee fans are going to start to get the idea, just from the coverage, that Marcus Stroman is the pint-sized version of Gerrit Cole.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
But don’t get the idea that scorpions are warm and cuddly creatures.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Get the idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20idea. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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