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
"I don't think you would catch on to me not singing pronouns, in the same way you wouldn't catch on to an artist saying 'her' or 'him'," he says.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023
But as the Russians prepared to retreat from the area, Kulakovska feared they might catch on to their whereabouts given they were still close by.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2022
I told him to “keep cool,” that he’d soon catch on to the happenings.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
