Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with the gist in American Collocation
general
I’m simplifying a lot, naturally, but that’s the general gist.
understand the gist
catch
get
understand
It was a bit of a convoluted explanation but I hope that you got the gist of it.
give someone the gist
convey
give (someone)
I took no notes and therefore I can give only the gist of what she said.
argument
article
conversation
matter
reply
story
text
If the gist of the argument can be described in a couple of pages, then why bother with the remainder?