cotton on
phrasal verb with cotton verb uk/ˈkɒt.ən/ us/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
informal
明白,领会
to begin to understand a situation or fact
I'd only just cottoned on to the fact that they were having a relationship. 我那时才明白他们在谈恋爱。
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