cotton on

To begin to understand something; to grasp fully; to catch on. Primarily heard in UK. It took me a few moments to cotton on, but I soon realized that they were talking about me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
KÅRe	KOR-e (Swedish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
TeÀRlach	-	Scottish
Stevo	-	Serbian, Croatian
Dalia (2)	-	Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Wibowo	-	Indonesian, Javanese
Calixto	-	Spanish, Portuguese