sink in

The water depletion from over-pumping aquifers is causing land to sink in the provinces of Tehran and Isfahan.

The 46-year-old said: "It didn't sink in for weeks that he had cancer and the severity of it, because he was stage four."

Perhaps it’s sinking in at the White House that Americans aren’t happy about the economy and high prices.

He told Punchbowl News that “every day we’re getting better and better as the message sinks in more and more deeply.”

And yet, given the varied sources and multiple layers of translation, it’s helpful to trust that the literal meaning of the songs may take a while to sink in.