catch the drift

To understand the general meaning of some situation or piece of information. Since I don't have time at work to read news articles in full, I usually just read their blurbs online to catch the drift of what's going on in the world. I was so tired that I couldn't focus on the boss's speech during the meeting, but I think I caught the drift of what he was saying.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chukwuma	-	Western African, Igbo
Yumi	yoo-mee	Japanese
Menes	-	Ancient Egyptian
Harve	HAHRV	English
Tytus	TI-tuws	Polish
Seleukos	-	Ancient Greek