Sentence examples for get the drift of from inspiring English sources

I don't speak it myself but I think I get the drift of what President Lula of Brazil is saying: bravo WikiLeaks.

Ritter added that Andrews had carried on performing with agents continually promising him he was about to get the "drift of money he was looking for".

Owen's father motioned to him to have a seat, which he did while trying to get the drift of the interview.

I love the samba beat, and while my French is far from competent, I get the drift of this sweet lament: She is alone and missing the man she desires.

Though not a great deal of truly fluent English is spoken, it hardly seems to matter in this palpably relaxed place: there are English directions on the wooden signage, and it's easy to get the drift of things and find your way about; most menus and buffet cards are multi-lingual.

Talk with clients to get the drift of their tastes and likes /dislikes.

The village had just gotten water themselves piped in only four years ago, so they got the drift of the story".

It was a lady, and I was like 'She looks understandable.' We got the drift of each other".

Three words: Olympic Gold Medal in the 1984 Games (okay, that's 7 words, but you get the drift)." Of course.

You begin to get the drift now of what attracts Northampton's artistic director Rupert Goold: Arcadia, Godot, Paradise Lost.

Day 3: Maybe you get the drift here, a repeat of yesterday morning's walk and stretch, this time going for a quick dip in the ocean.