Cotton on

Synonyms for "cotton on" (7 found)

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Verb(2 words)
catch onget it

Strong matches (2)

Verb(2 words)
get ontoget wise

Related words (3)

Verb(3 words)
latch ontumbletwig

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“That is what most people in the country have thought about the Tory party for decades. […] Tory MPs largely do not care about these poorer people. They don’t care about the NHS. And the public has kind of cottoned on to that.”

Source: wiktionary

In the late aughts, a number of entrepreneurs cottoned on to the idea of reducing emissions by producing fake meat that carnivores could love.

Source: wiktionary