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catch (someone's) drift
catch (someone's) drift
To understand the meaning, insinuation, or implication of what someone is saying. All I'm saying is that I won't be very sad if she breaks up with her boyfriend, if you catch my drift. A: "I want him 'taken care of'—he's become too much of a liability." B: "I think I catch your drift."
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Connie | | ['kɔni] | |
| Aleksandru | | - | Medieval Slavic |
| Opeyemi | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Siegfried | | ZEEK-freet (German) | German, Germanic Mythology |
| Carsten | | KAHR-sten (Low German) | Low German, Danish |
| Hulda (1) | | HUWL-dah (German) | Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Norse Mythology |