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It’s common to say, “I get the idea” if you want to say that you understand the basic idea of what someone else is saying. This is useful if another person is explaining something complicated. Even if you don’t understand every piece of the explanation, you can say “I get the idea” if you understand it at a basic level. Likewise, if you say, “You get the idea,” you’re confirming that your conversation partner understands your main point, even if you haven’t explained it perfectly.