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catch someone's drift

If you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you mean

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  • The origin of the word "drift", according to Oxford English Dictionary, was in the 1520s: drift (n.) Sense of "what one is getting at"
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If we get lucky tonight, we might have even more fun after we leave the bar, if you catch my drift.

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Submitted on January 20, 2019

Modified by TriplePurple on April 14, 2024

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