get the idea

English

Verb

get the idea (third-person singular simple present gets the idea, present participle getting the idea, simple past got the idea, past participle gotten the idea or got the idea)

1. To understand the main points.

Related terms

• get the point

See also

• get ideas

Further reading

• “get the idea”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “get the idea” (US) / “get the idea” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “get the idea”, in Collins English Dictionary.