Example: “The professor said that she isn’t going to take attendance tomorrow but she still wants us to come to class? I think I’m starting to get a fever, if you catch my drift.”

Definition: understand my meaning

Explanation: The phrase “catch my drift” likely began as a reference to sailing. Sailboats rely on the drift, or the current, to take them where they want to go. The drift in the phrase now means meaning. Saying “do you catch my drift?” is like saying “do you understand my meaning?”