catch the drift

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A kind of Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor vibe if you are old enough to catch the drift, an on-off thing, love and hate, tempestuous, never dull.

From BBC

Cats can, obviously, catch the drift more than people.

From Salon

In a way that actually was not measured, admittedly, but we're all adult enough to catch the drift of these elaborate concepts.

From The Guardian

"What passage?" asked Mr. Brown, still failing to catch the drift of the other's words.

From Project Gutenberg

At first he could not catch the drift of the talk, but presently discovered that the stranger was some sort of officer of the law.

From Project Gutenberg