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to cotton on
[phrase form: cotton]
01
to manage to understand something, typically following an initial period of challenge or difficulty
Przykład
The students quickly cottoned on to the teacher's explanation of the complex scientific concept.
After a bit of confusion, the team began to cotton on to the manager's strategic vision for the project.
She didn't immediately understand the instructions, but after a few minutes, she finally cottoned on and completed the task.
It took a while, but eventually, she cottoned on to the new software and started using it efficiently.
I couldn't figure out the meaning of the joke initially, but as the punchline approached, I finally cottoned on and burst into laughter.