catch somebody's drift

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To catch somebody's drift is to grasp the general point they are making. Do you catch somebody's drift.

It is used when the point was hinted rather than stated, which is why the drift is general. To catch somebody's drift means understanding what was meant rather than what was said.

Definitions of catch somebody's drift

1phrasecatch somebody's driftTo grasp the general point somebody is making.C1
“He never quite explained it and everybody managed to catch somebody's drift.”

catch somebody's drift is a phrase.

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