pick up what (one) is putting down



pick up what (one) is putting down

slang To understand what someone is saying, especially when something is insinuated, rather than stated directly. A: "I'm going to say that I'm busy on Sunday, and I think you should too." B: "I'm picking up what you're putting down—I don't want to go to this family reunion either!" If I see you around here again, there's going to be trouble. Are you picking up what I'm putting down?
See also: down, pick, put, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jasminka-Croatian
'Ismat-Arabic
OivaOY-vahFinnish
Weber['veibə]
Jewell['dʒu:əlz]
Duran[də'ræn]