Meaning of catch someone's drift | Babel Free

Definitions

To understand the meaning or implications of someone’s pronouncement.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“I see you catch my drift.”

“I caught her drift when she looked at me from across the noisy lunchroom and went over to her table.”

“I was a burglary detective for three years before I joined the Speaker's Bureau, and you might say I managed to acquire a few things at a five-finger discount, if you catch my drift.”

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