to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange.
I still can't get my mind around the cruel things she said last night.
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get (one's) mind around (something)
To understand or comprehend something that is challenging or confusing. It took a while, but I've finally gotten my mind around this chapter in my calculus textbook.Wait, you two are dating now? It's going to take a little while for me to get my mind around that!