catch on to
Example Sentences
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I didn't instantly catch on to the idea of “Who's going to be there?”
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
But when the rock structures in these faults are more complex and jagged, these structures catch on to one another and get stuck.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
Will Cornelius, the vice president of Cornelius Seed, told the lawmakers people working in the seed industry are aware but the wider public has yet to catch on to China’s interest in America’s farms.
From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023
"The island resident population have started to catch on to this," said Michael Cecil, chair of the Rathlin Development and Community Association.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023
I told him to “keep cool,” that he’d soon catch on to the happenings.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
