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Verb
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S:
(v)
catch on
,
get wise
,
get onto
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tumble
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latch on
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cotton on
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twig
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get it
(understand, usually after some initial difficulty)
"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
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S:
(v)
catch on
(become popular)
"This fashion caught on in Paris"