at cross-purposes »
Mutually misunderstanding each other's plans, intentions or meanings.
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break up »
Of a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.
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by one's lights »
According to one's understanding.
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cast pearls before swine »
To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.
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catch on »
To begin to understand; to realize or detect.
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clue stick »
A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.
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cotton on »
To realize; come to understand.
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fair enough »
An expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.
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figure out »
To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
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get a handle on »
To build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.
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get it »
To realize or understand why a joke is funny.
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get it »
To understand, comprehend, or grasp.
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get something straight »
To understand; to clarify.
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get the drift »
To understand, at least at some basic or general level.
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hammer home »
Until or so that a person or group of people understands it.
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have a handle on »
To be in control; to understand or grasp.
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in black and white »
Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.
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it's all Greek to me »
I don’t understand any of it; it makes no sense..
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make head or tail of »
To understand even minimally.
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make sense »
To decipher or understand.
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mix up »
misunderstanding
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muck about »
To do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.
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on the uptake »
In understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".
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over one's head »
More complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..
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pick up »
To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand.
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put across »
To explain or state something clearly and understandably.
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put oneself across »
To explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.
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quick on the uptake »
Able to readily understand things; intelligent.
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rocket scientist »
Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.
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seagull approach »
The occurence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.
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see the light »
To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.
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take someone's point »
To agree with what a person says; to understand a person's argument and be persuaded by it.
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take the red pill »
To understand the world in its previously unknown reality.
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think through »
To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.
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tumble to »
To discover, or suddenly understand something.
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twenty-twenty hindsight »
Perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.
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whistle past the graveyard »
To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.
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win over »
To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
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