get the message
idiom
informal
: to understand something that is not being said directly
When they didn't return my phone calls, I finally got the message.
He gave her an angry look, hoping she'd get the message.
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To some extent, the PBMs are starting to get the message and voluntarily change some of their least-transparent business practices.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Still, Recording Academy voters didn’t fully get the message, declining to honor her with the Grammys’ top honor, Album of the Year, for the fourth time.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Others will bleep out just enough words to get the message to their followers while hoping to avoid TikTok’s detection, Nolan said.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Introduce just enough controversy to get the message remembered and discussed among friends, without antagonizing anyone.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Still, Recording Academy voters didn’t fully get the message, declining to honor her with the Grammys’ top honor, Album of the Year, for the fourth time.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Others will bleep out just enough words to get the message to their followers while hoping to avoid TikTok’s detection, Nolan said.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Introduce just enough controversy to get the message remembered and discussed among friends, without antagonizing anyone.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for get the message
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“Get the message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20message. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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