cotton on to something
collocation
informal
to begin to understand a situation or fact: 明白，领会
I'd only just cottoned on to the fact that they were having a relationship.我那时才明白他们在谈恋爱。
The industry took some time to cotton on to the problem.
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cotton
I should have cottoned on to that trick years ago.
The public has cottoned on to the fact that the dealers come up with a different brand name every other week.
The workers soon cottoned on to how much more productive they had become.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Understanding and comprehending
appreciation for something
apprehend
apprehensible
apprehension
astutely
bear
dot
handle
keep someone up
know a hawk from a handsawidiom
know the scoreidiom
know/see where someone is coming fromidiom
latch
speak
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tumble to something
tune in
uncomprehending
understanding
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