get the idea
get the idea
To understand or comprehend something. Mom, quit lecturing me—I get the idea! I won't come in after curfew any more.
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Wait till you see Sarah, she'll get the idea. She'll be interested.
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- get the facts straight
- get the feel of
- get the feel of (something)
- get the feel of something
- get the feeling
- get the first crack at (something)
- get the fright of (one's) life
- get the fuck out
- get the gate
- get the gist
- get the go-ahead
- get the go-by
- get the goods on
- get the goods on (someone)
- get the goods on someone
- get the green light
- get the guts up (to do something)
- get the hang of
- get the hang of (something)
- get the hang of something
- get the hell out
- get the hell out (of some place)
- get the hook
- get the hots for (someone)
- get the hump
- get the idea
- get the inside track
- get the jitters
- get the jump on
- get the jump on (someone or something)
- get the kinks ironed out
- get the kinks out
- get the knack of
- get the knife into someone
- get the lead out
- get the lead out of (one's) feet
- get the lead out of (one's) pants
- get the lead out of one's feet
- Get the lead out!
- get the low-down
- get the lowdown (on someone or something)
- get the measure of
- get the measure of (someone or something)
- get the memo
- get the message
- Get the message?
- get the most out of
- get the most out of (someone or something)
- get the munchies
- get the needle
- get the nerve up (to do something)
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- get the hell out of
- get the hell out of Dodge
- get the hell out of here
- get the hell out of someplace
- get the hell out of somewhere
- get the hell outta Dodge
- Get The Hell Outta Here
- get the hook
- get the hook
- get the hook
- get the hook
- get the hook
- get the hook
- get the hots for
- get the hots for (someone)
- get the hots for her
- get the hots for him
- get the hots for me
- get the hots for one
- get the hots for somebody
- get the hots for someone
- get the hots for them
- get the hots for us
- get the hots for you
- get the hump
- get the hump
- get the hump
- get the hump
- get the hump
- get the hump
- get the idea
- get the inside track
- get the itch for
- get the itch for it
- get the itch for something
- get the itch to
- get the itch to do
- get the itch to do it
- get the itch to do something
- get the jist
- get the jist of
- get the jist of something
- get the jitters
- get the jump
- get the jump on
- get the jump on
- get the jump on
- get the jump on
- get the jump on (someone or something)
- get the jump on her
- get the jump on him
- get the jump on me
- get the jump on someone
- get the jump on someone/something
- get the jump on something
- get the jump on them
- get the jump on us
- get the jump on you
- get the kinks ironed out
- get the kinks out
- Get the Knack
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