cotton on

Related to cotton on: H&M

cotton on

To begin to understand something; to grasp fully; to catch on. Primarily heard in UK. It took me a few moments to cotton on, but I soon realized that they were talking about me.

See also: cotton, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

cotton on to (something)
be across (something)
be across something
catch (a)hold of (someone or something)
catch hold of
catch/get/grab/take hold of somebody/something
have a clue
not have a clue
a bit obtuse
within grasp

词组	cotton on
释义	cotton on Related to cotton on: H&M cotton on To begin to understand something; to grasp fully; to catch on. Primarily heard in UK. It took me a few moments to cotton on, but I soon realized that they were talking about me. See also: cotton, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cotton on to (something) be across (something) be across something catch (a)hold of (someone or something) catch hold of catch/get/grab/take hold of somebody/something have a clue not have a clue a bit obtuse within grasp
随便看	pass by on the other side pass current pass down passe passer passers pass for pass for (someone or something) pass for something pass forward pass from pass from (something) pass gas pass go pass in pass in a crowd passing passing bell pass in review pass into pass into (something) pass in your ally passion passion pit passion-pit