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get it
Understand something, as in He claims his plan is reasonable, but I'm not sure I get it . This synonym for catch on was popularized during the 1980s through a televised political debate in which presidential nominee Ronald Reagan told his opponent, You just don't get it, do you ? This particular phrase has since been repeated in numerous contexts where one is expressing exasperation at someone's failure to understand something. The phrase is also put in the past tense, got it , meaning “understood.” For example, We're leaving tomorrow.—OK, got it . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s] Also see get the message .
See catch it .
Example Sentences
“They think they have got it all figured out more so than the other couples.”
It's like, "Why are you so hostile? We're just trying to make you laugh," but I get it.
Ken Griffin, one of the billionaire donors who’d convinced themselves that President Trump wouldn’t do some things he campaigned to do, finally got it right last week.
“Discipline needs may vary by district, and local school boards and superintendents are better positioned to respond to those needs. When they get it wrong, they can be held accountable by their own communities.”
“We got it to them before Christmas, and they sat on it for months,” Koffroth told the booing crowd.
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