latch on
phrasal verb
latched on; latching on; latches on
British, informal
: to begin to understand something
What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on.
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There, in a homecoming of sorts, the Kuok Group has latched on to the opportunity of selling a 21st century essential: data storage.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The second-half slump was especially worrisome because there were few positives to latch on to.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Majestic gray whales migrate off the California coast in spring and, like barnacles hoping to latch on, thousands of people flock to see them.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2010, Van’s began including a secondary door latch on its RV-10 kits, the report said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The second-half slump was especially worrisome because there were few positives to latch on to.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Majestic gray whales migrate off the California coast in spring and, like barnacles hoping to latch on, thousands of people flock to see them.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2010, Van’s began including a secondary door latch on its RV-10 kits, the report said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Latch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latch%20on. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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