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COTTON ON

(verb)
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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Cotton On.

Cotton On - as a verb

Understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Example: "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

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Example Sentences

"I tried to cotton on to what she was hinting at, but I couldn't figure it out."
"It took him a while to cotton on to the fact that she was joking."
"I'm starting to cotton on to the idea that he's not as trustworthy as he seems."
"It took her a while to cotton on to the fact that he was lying to her."
"It took me a while to cotton on to what she was trying to say."
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