main drift

Frequency: 7.311.5 per million words

The principal idea or meaning of something.

driftADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

main

Examples (10)

  • I caught the main drift of the conversation, even though I missed some details.
  • It's crucial to get the main drift of the new policy before we implement it.
  • The legal jargon was dense, but she followed the main drift of the agreement.
  • Could you summarize the main drift of the article for me?
  • He nodded, indicating that he understood the main drift of my explanation.
  • The main drift of his argument was that technology is changing society too quickly.
  • Although the film's plot was complex, the main drift was about love and loss.
  • Let's not get sidetracked; the main drift of this meeting is to finalize the budget.
  • I think I've grasped the main drift of quantum physics, but the details are still fuzzy.
  • The translator managed to convey the main drift of the poem, if not its full beauty.