"You get the picture"

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The literal translation that is found to be most closely equivalent to the English meaning of this is

Вы поЛучите картину,

but I don’t know if that is just the literal meaning of saying ‘someone is receiving a picture’ or the phrasal meaning in English.

‘You get the picture’ in English is a way of saying that ‘you get the idea’ of something.

Thank you in advance.

I sometimes hear my girlfriend say "Улавливаешь мысль?" or "Улавливаешь?". — Con-gras-tue-les-chiens, Commented Dec 27, 2018 at 18:56
@Con-gras-tue-les-chiens, Yes, it is a good variant of the interrogative form. — Ivan Olshansky, Commented Dec 27, 2018 at 19:03

Quassnoi · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-27 20:55:03Z

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Ну ты понял

answered Dec 27, 2018 at 20:55

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I just see this as , well you understand
– Almonds812
Commented Dec 27, 2018 at 21:56
@Almonds812: yes, this is what it means literally.
– Quassnoi ♦
Commented Dec 27, 2018 at 22:35
this is rare case when it's justified - it's that short yet not a comment but a self-sufficient answer )
– shabunc ♦
Commented Dec 27, 2018 at 22:52
This matches the meaning, but more colloquial, especially if "You get the picture" is part of a sentence.
– Alexander
Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 19:20

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