Verb
get the point (third-person singular simple present gets the point, present participle getting the point, simple past got the point, past participle (UK) got the point or (US) gotten the point)
(idiomatic) To understand; to interpret correctly.
He just doesn't get the point that this is not a race.
I want to get the point across that you may not have money to give to a charity, whether that is Ronald McDonald House or Broadway Cares or DIFFA, but you can help RAISE money or give your time and talents. Douglas Wilson
I don't get the point in a lot of biopics, they're boring. You know what's gonna happen. You're just watching actors show off. Samantha Morton
If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I'm not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with. Venus Williams
Smart people get the point from a single hint. Afghan Proverb