get the memo

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   To be aware of the current state of affairs.

   • 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.
   • 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.
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, memo.

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