Question

in_the_loop_263 to understand something that is only hinted at, perhaps because it is unpleasant Compare to: get (something) through (one’s) head

Accepted Answer

GET THE MESSAGE You can stop hinting that you don’t want my company. I get the message, and I won’t bother you again.Jacqueline never answered the many letters the young man sent to her. She wondered when he would get the message that she wasn’t interested in hearing from him.

Id	in_the_loop_263
Idiom	GET THE MESSAGE
Definition	to understand something that is only hinted at, perhaps because it is unpleasant
Examples	You can stop hinting that you don’t want my company. I get the message, and I won’t bother you again. Jacqueline never answered the many letters the young man sent to her. She wondered when he would get the message that she wasn’t interested in hearing from him.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: get (something) through (one’s) head

Message I Loop Understand Hinted Unpleasant Stop Hinting