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catching someone's drift

catching someone's drift is the present participle and gerund of catch someone's drift.

Meaning of catch someone's drift

Verb

catch someone's drift (third-person singular simple present catches someone's drift, present participle catching someone's drift, simple past and past participle caught someone's drift)

  1. (idiomatic) To understand the meaning or implications of someone’s pronouncement.
    • I see you catch my drift.

Questions about catching someone's drift

What is catching someone's drift the present participle and gerund of?
Catching someone's drift is the present participle and gerund of catch someone's drift.

Words near catching someone's drift in the dictionary

  1. catching some zs
  2. catching someone at their own game
  3. catching someone napping
  4. catching someone with a hand in the cookie jar
  5. catching someone with their pants down
  6. catching someone's drift
  7. catching someone's eye
  8. catching someone's fancy
  9. catching step
  10. catching strays
  11. catching the bus

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