latch on

verb — 2 senses

latch on

verb
1

To grasp firmly; to become attached to.

  • "She'll latch on quick when she remembers. It'll impress the customers. And open up the American market."2006, Ariana Franklin, City of Shadows, page 68:
2

To begin to understand something.

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