Sage 成语

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get the message

understand clearly what is meant I told him three times but I don

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get the message/the word

understand clearly what is meant 理解；完全了解
The teacher talked to the students about being on time，and most of them got the message．老师要学生养成守时的习惯，大部分同学都了解他的意思。
Miss Li hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up，but he didn't get the message．李小姐暗示她的男友要和他分手，但他并没有理解她的意思。

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get the message word

understand clearly what is meant 理解；完全了解
The teacher talked to the students about being on time，and most of them got the message．老师要学生养成守时的习惯，大部分同学都了解他的意思。
Miss Li hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up，but he didn't get the message．李小姐暗示她的男友要和他分手，但他并没有理解她的意思。

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Like watching sausage getting made

If something is like watching sausages getting made, unpleasant truths about it emerge that make it much less appealing. The idea is that if people watched sausages getting made, they would probably be less fond of them.

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get the word|get|get the message|message|word

v. phr., slang To understand clearly what is meant. The principal talked to the students about being on time, and most of them got the message. Mary hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up, but he didn't gel the message.
Compare: THE PICTURE.

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bird of passage

bird of passage
A transient, one who is here today and gone tomorrow. For example, Mary moves nearly every year; she's a true bird of passage. This phrase transfers the literal meaning of a migrating bird to human behavior. [Second half of 1700s]

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message

message
see get the message.