get the memo
verb1
Literally To receive an item of information.
- Apart from that, it was England’s attack against Latvia’s massed defence. Marcus Rashford had got the memo to take on his man; he was positive, although the end product consistently eluded him.2025 March 24, David Hytner, “Reece James bends it like Beckham to help England break down Latvia”, in The Guardian:
- Well it's a bit late now, to suddenly start caring about that. I guess you didn't get the memo?
- They've gotten it into their head that there's a mystical secret to academic success, and they just didn't get the memo.2010, Ana Homayoun, That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week, Penguin, →ISBN:
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- My alarm clock didn't get the memo about the day off. Iggy's must have because I can hear him snoring through his bedroom door.2014, Tawni Waters, Beauty of the Broken, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- It seems even Kris Jenner has got the pink memo. The momager followed up Kim's post with her own, sharing a throwback pic of herself in a neon pink '80s swimsuit.2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, memo.
- Antonyms
- miss the memo