get the message

(informal)infer an implication from a remark or action

(非正式)理解（話或行動的）暗含之意

send a message

make a significant statement, either implicitly or by one's actions

（含蓄或通過行動）表達重要意思

the elections sent a message to political quarters that the party was riding a wave of popularity.

選舉向政界人士傳遞了該黨深受歡迎的信息。