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Idiom: Catch On

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To begin to understand; to realize.

To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.

To become stuck to the cooking vessel; to brown or burn slightly.

Example Sentences

1
It took a while for the students to catch on to the teacher's teaching style.
2
I tried to teach my dog a new trick, but he just couldn't catch on.
3
It took a few episodes for me to catch on to the plot of the TV show.
4
It took a while for the audience to catch on to the comedian's humor, but then they started laughing.

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