Catch the drift and Soaking up

Soaking up and catch the drift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soaking up" instead a verb phrase "Catch the drift".

Soaking up noun - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.

Catch the drift and soaking up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch the drift" instead a verb "Soaking up".