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caught someone's drift

caught someone's drift is the simple past and past participle 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 caught someone's drift

What is caught someone's drift the simple past and past participle of?
Caught someone's drift is the simple past and past participle of catch someone's drift.

Words near caught someone's drift in the dictionary

  1. caught some z's
  2. caught some zs
  3. caught someone at their own game
  4. caught someone napping
  5. caught someone with their pants down
  6. caught someone's drift
  7. caught someone's eye
  8. caught someone's fancy
  9. caught stealing
  10. caught step
  11. caught strays

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