catch on to
Example Sentences
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But when the rock structures in these faults are more complex and jagged, these structures catch on to one another and get stuck.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
Will Cornelius, the vice president of Cornelius Seed, told the lawmakers people working in the seed industry are aware but the wider public has yet to catch on to China’s interest in America’s farms.
From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023
"The island resident population have started to catch on to this," said Michael Cecil, chair of the Rathlin Development and Community Association.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023
It takes her a little longer to really catch on to what's going on, because she doesn't want to.
From Salon • Aug. 31, 2022
The cap’n was starting to catch on to what the man was saying, and wasn’t finding it too pleasant.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
