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get the picture vs get it

get it vs get the picture

get the picture and get it both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get the picture No No Yes No
get it No No Yes No
As verbs, get it is a hyponym of get the picture; that is, get it is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get the picture:
  • get the picture: get the meaning of something
  • get it: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Other hyponyms of get the picture include figure, catch on, cotton on, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig, intuit, digest.
get the picture (verb) get it (verb)
get the meaning of something understand, usually after some initial difficulty
receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded
Difference between get the picture and get it

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