catch someone's drift en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To understand the meaning or implications of someone’s pronouncement.
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.
1986, James Ellroy, Killer on the Road, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caught someone's drift | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught someone's drift | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| catching someone's drift | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| catches someone's drift | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
pick up what someone is putting down · drive at · get someone's point
Translations (8)
pl kapować (Translations) · fr saisir l'idée (Translations) · es comprenderle a (Translations) · fi ymmärtää mitä joku ajaa takaa (Translations) · fr suivre (Translations) · es entender a lo que se refiere (Translations) · es saber lo que dice (Translations) · es quedarse con la copla (Translations)