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."
See also: catch, drift

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rifat-Arabic
Nereidanay-RAY-dhahSpanish
Sofiazo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
Mu-Chinese
Margaretamahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
Cary['kɛəri]