to cotton on
[phrase form: cotton]
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理解する, 気づく
to manage to understand something, typically following an initial period of challenge or difficulty
例
It took a while, but eventually, she cottoned on to the new software and started using it efficiently.
少し時間がかかりましたが、最終的に彼女は新しいソフトウェアを理解し、効率的に使い始めました。
