Father: I want you to settle down and start studying. Get my drift? Bob: Sure, Pop. Whatever you say.
•Mary: Get out of my way and stop following me around. Do you get my drift? John: I guess so.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
(Do you) get my drift? — interrog. Do you understand me? □ Get my drift? Should I explain it again? □ Do you get my drift, or shall I run through it again? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
if you get my drift — if you catch/get my drift informal, informal something that you say to suggest that you have left out information or your opinion from what you have just told someone. She always has to be the centre of attention, if you catch my drift … New idioms dictionary
get my drift — understand my meaning, dig me I don t think of you as a sister, if you get my drift … English idioms
Get my drift? — Go to (Do you) get my drift? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get my drift — If you get someone s drift, you understand what they are trying to say. ( Catch their drift is an alternative form.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
get the drift — get (someone s)/the drift informal, informal to understand what someone is saying. Can you explain that again? I don t quite get your drift. I didn t understand everything he was saying but I think I caught the drift … New idioms dictionary
get the drift — to understand in a general way what someone is telling you. I usually read the first page of a report just to get the drift. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get someone s drift: She said something about going home, but Len didn t get her… … New idioms dictionary
get my drift — If you get someone s drift, you understand what they are trying to say. ( Catch their drift is an alternative form.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
if you catch my drift — if you catch/get my drift informal, informal something that you say to suggest that you have left out information or your opinion from what you have just told someone. She always has to be the centre of attention, if you catch my drift … New idioms dictionary
drift — I UK [drɪft] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms drift : present tense I/you/we/they drift he/she/it drifts present participle drifting past tense drifted past participle drifted ** 1) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or… … English dictionary
drift — drift1 [ drıft ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water: The boat started to drift out to sea. Thick smoke from a forest fire drifted across the town. a ) if snow or sand drifts, the wind blows it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
