Alex didn't understand the words but he got the gist.

"Most important is the tell the story, to get the gist of the idea across."

Somebody else could do a better job, but I'll try to get the gist down.

He was beginning to get the gist of her concern.

And here Conrad began to get the gist of what she was saying.

After many attempts, he got the gist of what she was saying.

Of course, the language was a bit more diplomatic than that, but you get the gist.

She didn't say exactly those words, but I got the gist of it.

But the other failed to get the gist of it.

While I get the gist of this, can you add more details?