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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“Get the idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20idea. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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