Collocations for "gist"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gist" in context.
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gist
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- I think I get the gist of [it]
- I think I am getting the gist of [this]!
- let me give you the gist of it
- do you [have, understand, get] the gist of it?
- was [tough, hard, tricky] to get the gist (of it)
- understand the gist of the [message, conversation, speech, story]
- the gist of what you [want, mean, said]
- yes, that's the gist
- the [basic, general] gist (of)
- can you give me the gist of [it]?
- law: the gist of the [case, libel, prosecution, lawsuit]