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get the picture
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to understand a situation or what someone is explaining
Often a question ('Do you get the picture?') or a short reply ('I get the picture'). 'Get the wrong picture' means to misunderstand.
In context
After ten minutes with the old teacher, I finally got the picture of how the exam works.
Do you get the picture now, or should I draw the diagram again?
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity