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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Westbrook, a Long Beach native, latched on with his other hometown team, the LA Clippers, to finish out the 2022-23 season.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
When a good deal is found, though, Californians seem to latch on and stay put.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
While security physically handled the situation, the internet latched on to a young woman wearing a red headscarf who followed to verbally reprimand him.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
In the months since the skit appeared, real-world businesses have latched on to the concept.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
When a good deal is found, though, Californians seem to latch on and stay put.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
While security physically handled the situation, the internet latched on to a young woman wearing a red headscarf who followed to verbally reprimand him.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
In the months since the skit appeared, real-world businesses have latched on to the concept.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Latch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latch%20on. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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